 In ordinary life, however, the transgression of a command or prohibition, indecency, or even theft is a most pronounced opposite of "derekh eretz"; and every father of a family should strive to preserve those depending on him from these vices, because they belong to those evils which might bring about the destruction of the world.The twelve chapters of "Seder Eliyahu Zutta" are characterized by the fact that the narratives showing why in this world things often go amiss with the good and well with the wicked, are commonly introduced by the words "It happened" (מעשה) or "Once on a time" (פעם אחת).The midrash is sometimes interspersed with very beautiful prayers (see, for example, M. Friedmann, l.c.