1 ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲛⲉⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ
A brother asked a monk, 'If a brother brings me some words from outside, do you, father, want me to say to him, 'Do not bring them in to me?''
2 ⲡⲉϫⲁⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲱⲣ ·
The monk said to him, 'Do not.'
3 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ·
The brother said to him, 'Why?'
4 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ · ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲣⲡⲁⲓ · ⲛⲧⲛϭⲛⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲻ
The monk said to him, 'Because we ourselves have not been able to observe this, lest, while we say to our companion, 'Don't do this,' we find ourselves later doing this.'
5 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲻ
The brother said to him, 'What else is it necessary to do?'
6 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ ·
The monk said, 'What we desire is silence,
7 ⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ
its example is enough for our companion.'