1 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ . ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲉ . ϫⲉⲉⲓⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ .
Abba Poemen said, a brother said to Abba Païse, 'what should I do about my hard heart?
2 ⲛϯⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
I do not fear God.'
3 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲟϭⲕ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
He said to him, 'go and cleave to a brother who fears God.
4 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
And through the fear (of God) of that brother you will learn fear of God yourself.'