T. Thy friends have been like thee, and thou wouldst not listen to those unlike thee. When thou wouldst know thy wrongs and errors, thou wilt not expect thy willing companions, whom thou lovest because they flatter thee, and thou payest them, for their flattery, will tell thee what will occasion thy displeasure.
C. I want no wrong, nor error.
T. Thou wilt not forsake thy wrongs or errors, until thou art instructed to see them; and thou art not prepared to forsake when wisdom reveals them to thee.
C. I will forsake them when I see them.
T. When may I expect thou wilt see them?
C. I wish to see now.
T. When I show thee, wilt thou forsake?
C. I will.
T. Then listen to the counsel and experience of the deacon. He will aid thee to see what is wrong, in thy mind.
C. I am prepared to hear and judge for myself.