25. It is thine to instruct the young people,
That they come not to evil—
That the dark demon drag them not
Into the stinking death-house.
26. It is thine to return thanks
To every one in turn
Who performs his work
In the holy, pure Church.
27. It is thine to reprove the silly,
To rebuke the hosts,
To convert the disorderly to order,
And the stubborn wretched ignorant.
28. Patience, humility, prayers,
Fast and cheerful abstinence,
Steadiness, modesty, calmness,
From thee besides are due.
29. To teach all men in truth
Is no trifling achievement;
Unity, forgiveness, purity,
Rectitude in all that is moral.
30. Constant in preaching the Gospel
For the instruction of all persons;
The sacrifice of the body of the great Lord
Upon the holy altar.
31. One who does not observe these
Upon this earthly world,
Is not the heir of the Church,
But he is the enemy of God
32. He is a thief and a robber:
So declares The King;
It is through the side of the Church,
Should he enter into it.
33. He is wild, like unto a doe,
He is an enemy all hateful;
It is he that seizes by force
The Queen of the Great King.
34. After having seized her by force,
It is then he devours her;
He is the enemy of truth;
He is manifested in his concealment.