4) These monasteries could be useful because of their rigidity towards worshiping God. People who are worried about going to Hell could follow these rules, therefore the monasteries reduce the amount of crime because criminals would be focusing on these rules in the monasteries. Additionally, these monasteries would be home to genuinely good people, who would probably be willing to do things such as shelter the homeless and feed the poor at these monasteries.
5) Thia tells us that economic times may not have been the greatest, since it warns against stealing. Additionally, there was clearly a large lower class, since it talks about donating to the poor. These rules mostly apply to the middle class. This also gives us insight into the way this class behaves because of the rules it presents to them.
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