1 ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲅⲅⲓⲛⲉ · ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣϣⲙⲙⲟ ·
Abba Longinus sought the light of Abba Lucius concerning three thoughts, saying, 'I desire to become a stranger.'
2 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲕⲧⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ ·
Abba Lucius said to him, 'Every place to which you go, if you do not control your tongue, you will not be a stranger.'
3 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ·
He [Longinus] said to him [Lucius] again, 'I desire to fast two days at a time.'
4 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲗϫ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ · ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ·
Abba Lucius said to him, 'Isaiah the prophet said, 'Even if you bend your neck like a ring, it shall not be called an accepted fast.
5 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ·
But rather master evil thoughts.'
6 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲡⲱⲧⲉⲃⲟⲗⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
And again he spoke a third time, 'I desire to run away from humanity.'
7 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉ .. ….. ⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ …. ………… …… ⲣⲱ …. ….
He said to him, 'If… humanity.
8 ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛ … ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲅⲛⲁϣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲅ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ
If you are alone, you will not be able to live upright well.'