Have you sinned, my child? Do so no more, but ask forgiveness for your past sins. Flee from sin as from a snake; for if you approach sin, it will bite you. Its teeth are lion’s teeth, and can destroy human lives. All lawlessness is like a two-edged sword; there is no healing for the wound it inflicts. Panic and insolence will waste away riches; thus the house of the proud will be laid waste. The prayer of the poor goes from their...