ting ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁cov eting ▁in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 4 ▁in ▁N J SP ) ▁and ▁des iring ▁in ▁ ▁( 5 : 1 8 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ), ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁any ▁person ▁who ▁cov ets ▁a ▁servant , ▁a ▁ma id serv ant , ▁a ▁house , ▁or ▁ut ens ils ▁that ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁colle ague , ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁article ▁that ▁the ▁person ▁can ▁purchase ▁from ▁the ▁colle ague ▁and ▁press ures ▁the ▁colle ague ▁with ▁friends ▁and ▁requests ▁until ▁the ▁colle ague ▁agre es ▁to ▁sell , ▁viol ates ▁a ▁negative ▁command ment , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁person ▁pays ▁much ▁money ▁for ▁it , ▁as ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 4 ▁in ▁N J SP ) ▁says , ▁" Do ▁not ▁cov et ." ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁viol ation ▁of ▁this ▁command ment ▁was ▁not ▁pun ished ▁by ▁l ash es , ▁because ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁involve ▁a ▁de ed . ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught ▁that ▁a ▁person ▁does ▁not ▁viol ate ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 4 ▁in ▁N J SP ) ▁until ▁the ▁person ▁actually ▁takes ▁the ▁article ▁that ▁the ▁person ▁cov ets , ▁as ▁reflected ▁by ▁ ▁" Do ▁not ▁cov et ▁the ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁on ▁these ▁stat ues ▁and ▁take ▁it ▁for ▁yourself ." ▁Ma imon ides ▁read ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁" cov et " ▁in ▁both ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 1 4 ▁in ▁N J SP )