10 A revelation came; he got acquainted with his soul; he found himself; then he was not alone.
11 One night he slept and at the midnight hour, a door that he had not observed, was opened, and a priest in somber garb came in and said,
12 My brother, pardon me for coming in at this unseemly hour; but I have come to save your life.
13 You are the victim of a cruel plot. The priests of Heliopolis are jealous of your fame, and they have said that you shall never leave these gloomy crypts alive.
14 The higher priests do not go forth to teach the world, and you are doomed to temple servitude.
15 Now, if you would be free, you must deceive these priests; must tell them you are here to stay for life;
16 And then, when you have gained all that you wish to gain, I will return, and by a secret way will lead you forth that you may go in peace.
17 And Jesus said, My brother, man, would you come here to teach deceit? Am I within these holy walls to learn the wiles of vile hypocrisy?
18 Nay, man, my Father scorns deceit, and I am here to do his will.
19 Deceive these priests! Not while the sun shall shine. What I have said, that I have said; I will be true to them, to God, and to myself.