4 Behold, for he has turned the key; the mighty gates fly wide and all who will may greet the king.
5 Behold these multitudes of women, children, men! they throng the avenues, they crowd the outer courts; each seems to be intent to be the first to meet the king.
6 Behold, the censor comes and calls, Whoever will may come; but he who comes must will to prune himself of every evil thought;
7 Must overcome desire to gratify the lower self; must give his life to save the lost.
8 The nearer to the kingdom gate you come, more spacious is the room; the multitudes have gone.
9 If men could come unto the kingdom with their carnal thoughts, their passions and desires, there scarcely would be room for all.
10 But when they cannot take these through the narrow gate they turn away; the few are ready to go in and see the king.
11 Behold, John is a mighty fisher, fishing for the souls of men. He throws his great net out into the sea of human life; he draws it in and it is full.
12 But what a medley catch! a catch of crabs, and lobsters, sharks and creeping things, with now and then a fish of better kind.
13 Behold, the thousands come to hear the Wild Man of the hills; they come in crowds that he may wash them in the crystal flood, and with their lips they do confess their sins.