Love the Lord and he will love you;

and serve him, and he will enlighten your heart.

Honor your mother as the mother of Christ,

and do not irritate the grey head of her who bore you.

Love your sisters as the daughters of your mother,

and do not abandon the way of peace.

May the rising sun see the Book in your hands,

and after the second hour your work.

Pray ceaselessly

and remember Christ who begot you.

Avoid incidents involving men,

so that images do not arise in your soul;

for they will be a stumbling block for you at the time of prayer.

Christ you have as [your] beloved:

cast away from you all men;

and you will not live a shameful life.

Put indignation and anger far away from you,

and do not let brooding over injury lodge within you.

Do not say, “Today I will eat but I will not eat tomorrow,”

for you do not do this with prudence.

Indeed, this will cause harm to your body

and pain in your stomach.

Eating meat is not decent, nor is drinking wine good;

these should rather be offered to the sick.

The rash virgin will not be saved;

the wanton will not see her bridegroom.

Open your mouth with the word of God,

and restrain your tongue from prolixity.