1 ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ · ⲉⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
Apa Cassian said, 'A nobleman (senator?) said, after he renounced all his possessions,
2 ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ·
he gave them to the poor.
3 ⲁϥⲕⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ·
He set a little for himself because of his own needs.
4 ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲕⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲻ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧ · ⲻ
He did not wish to live in complete renunciation, of humility of heart.
5 ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲃⲁⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲥ ·
who said, 'The elite (senatorial?) rank, you lost it; and monasticism, you did not find it.
6 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲻ
who said, 'The elite (senatorial?) rank, you lost it; and monasticism, you did not find it.