Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
The sleepy like to make excuses.
He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.
Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.
It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.