1 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ· ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁⲡⲥ ⲱⲥⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ·
A monk said, 'The devil dwells in failings of the monk, if a habit endures within him.
2 ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϣⲁⲥϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ .
For a long time, it is strong and it persists like something natural, especially those who are very careless.
3 ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧϩⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉϣⲱⲛⲉ
Do not give it any nourishing food that you will seek after, especially when you are free from illness.
4 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ
And do not eat what you want,
5 ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲅϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ·
but eat the things that God sends to you, and give thanks to him at all times.
6 ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ·
We sent bread to the monks with every relief.
7 ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ
But we did not do the work of the monks.
8 ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ·
Tell yourself, 'Brother, preserve the seal of Christ, which is humility.''