1 ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲧⲣⲓ ·
A brother asked him, 'To what should I pay attention to when I am sitting in my cell?'
2 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲛⲟⲩϫⲗⲁϩⲧⲥ · ⲉⲥϣⲟⲕϩ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲙⲟⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲻ
He said to him, 'I am hitherto a man in a deep pit dug up to my neck. Being full of burden I cry out, 'God have mercy on me.'