1 ⲛϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϣ .
…shameful pleasures.
2 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
These are the ones against which a law has been established for us.
3 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲛ . ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ .
But if illness makes these things powerless before us, the word is superfluous.
4 ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ . ϫⲉⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ .
And why do I say that the word is superfluous?
5 ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ . ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲱϫⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ .
For just as a strong medicine is very powerful in the body of illness, the labor of one who destroys sin exists.
6 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲛⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲛⲛϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϥⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ .
And this is the great ascesis of supporting yourself during illnesses and of giving thanks with hymns addressed to God, so that we might lift up our eyes to him with thanksgiving.
7 ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲟϣ . ⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲱⲣⲅⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲓ .
Let us not be like those who arise with difficulty, for we have cast off from ourselves the organs of insatiability
8 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ . ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ .
and we see the glory of God as in a mirror through the eye of the heart within, even if the external eye of our body has been taken away from us.
9 ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲣⲁⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲧϭⲓⲛⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ […] ⲱⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ .
If we become deaf, let us give thanks that we have lost the faculty of hearing … worthless.
10 ⲁⲛⲱϭⲉ […..]
We were wounded …
11 ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ [.] ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲁϫⲉ .
We have the ones within which are ready against the attack of the enemy.
12 ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ .
Even if illness possesses our whole body, yet health according to the inner man increases even more.