AD MONACHOS
 CPG 2435

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ [...] ΜΟΝΟΧΟΥΣ
CPG 2435. Text: Gressman

To the Monks in Cenobia or Communities

[p. 152] πρὸς τοὺς ἐν κοινοβίοις ἢ συνοδίαις μονοχούς

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l. Heirs of God, listen to the logoi of God,.
co-heirs of Christ, receive the maxims of Christ;

 so that you may give them to the hearts of your children,
 and teach them the logoi of the wise.

1. Κληρονόμοι θεοῦ ἀκούσατε λόγων θεοῦ,

   συγκληρονόμοι δὲ Χριστοῦ δέξασθε ῥήσεις Χριστοῦ,

ἵνα δῶτε αὐτὰς καρδίαις τέκνων ὑμῶν,

  λόγους δὲ σοφῶν διδάξητε αὐτούς.

For Evagrius the term logoi can mean “words”, “inner meanings” , or “divine principles”

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2. A good father trains his sons;
but an evil father will destroy them.

2. Πατὴρ ἀγαθὸς παιδεύει υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ,
  πατὴρ δὲ πονηρὸς ἀπολέσει αὐτούς.

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3. Faith is the beginning of love.
 and the [final] end of love is knowledge of God.

3. Πίστις ἀρχὴ ἀγάπης,
 τέλος δὲ ἀγάπης γνῶσις θεοῦ.

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4. Fear of the Lord guards the soul.
 temperance strengthens it.

4. Φόβος κυρίου διατηρήσει ψυχήν,

ἐγκράτεια δὲ ἀγαθὴ ἐνισχύσει αὐτήν

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5. The patient endurance of a man gives birth to hope;
and good hope will glorify him.

5.Ὑπομονὴ ἀνδρὸς τίκτει ἐλπίδα,
ἐλπὶς δὲ ἀγαθὴ δοξάσει αὐτόν.

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6. One who dominates his flesh, will be dispassionate;

   while one who nurtures it, will suffer pain from it.

6.Ὁ δουλαγωγῶν σάρκας αὐτοῦ
 ἀπαθὴς ἔσται,

ὁ δὲ ἐκτρέφων αὐτὰς
 ὀδυνηθήσεται ἐπ' αὐταῖς.

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7. [The] spirit of fornication is in the bodies of the intemperate;

   while [the] spirit of chastity is in the souls of the temperate.

7. Πνεῦμα πορνείας ἐν σώμασιν ἀκρατῶν,

  πνεῦμα δὲ σωφροσύνης ἐν ψυχαῖς ἐγκρατῶν.

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8. Withdrawal [into solitude] in love purifies the heart;

    while withdrawal [into solitude] accompanied by hatred agitates it.

8.Ἀναχώρησις ἐν ἀγάπῃ
καθαίρει καρδίαν,

ἀναχώρησις δὲ μετὰ μίσους
 ἐκταράσσει αὐτήν.

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9. Better to be one among a thousand in love

    than solitary, accompanied by hatred, in inaccessible caves.

9. Κρείσσων χιλιοστὸς ἐν ἀγάπῃ

   ἢ μόνος μετὰ μίσους
ἐν ἀδύτοις σπηλαίοις.

10. One who enchains memory of injury in his soul

     is like one who hides fire in chaff.

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10.Ὁ ἐναποδεσμεύων μνησικακίαν ἐν ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ

ὁμοιός ἐστι τῷ κρύπτοντι πῦρ ἐν ἀχύροις.

11. Do not give much food to your body
and you will not while sleeping see evil fantasies.

  For just as flame consumes the oak tree
so hunger extinguishes shameful fantasies .

11. Μὴ δῷς βρώματα πολλὰ τῷ σώματί σου,

καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδῃς καθ' ὕππνους φαντασίας κακάς.

ὃν τρόπον γάρ φλόξ καταναλίσκει δρυμόν,

οὕτω φαντασίας αἰσχρὰς σβέννυσι πεῖνα.

12. One who is indignant will be frightened;
one who is gentle will be fearless.

12. 'Ανὴρ θυμώδης πτοηθήσεται,
ὁδὲ πραῢς ἄφοβος ἔσται.

13. A strong wind chases clouds away;

   brooding on wrongs chases the nous away from knowledge.

13.Ἄνεμος σφοδρὸς ἀποδιώκει νέφη,

μνησικακία δὲ τὸν νοῦν ἀπὸ γνώσεως.

14. One who prays for enemies will be forgetful of wrongs

   One who uses the tongue sparingly will not cause his neighbor sorrow.

14.Ὁ προσευχόμενος ὑπὲρ ἐχθρῶν ἀμνησίκακος ἔσται,

φειδόμενος δὲ γλώσσης οὐ λυπήσει τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ.

15. If your brother exasperates you,
lead him to your house,

  and do not postpone going to his [home],
but rather eat your morsel with him.

  For by doing this you deliver your soul
and you will have no obstacle at the time of prayer.

15.Ἐαν παροξύνῃ σε ὁ ἀδελφός σου,

εἰσάγαγε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου,

καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν μὴ ὀκνήσῃς εἰσελθεῖν,

ἀλλα' φάγε τὸν ψωμόν σου μετ' αὐτοῦ.

τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ῥύσῃ σὴν ψυχῂν

και οὐκ ἔσται σοι πρόσκομμα ἐν καιρῷ προσευχῆς.

16. Just as love delights in poverty,
so hatred makes merry in wealth.

16.Ὥσπερ ἡ ἀγάπη χαίρει πενί,

οὕτω τὸ μῖσος τέρπεται πλούτῳ.

I7 The rich man will not acquire knowledge and the camel will not enter through the eye of a needle, yet none of these things will be impossible with the Lord.

17. Οὐκ ἐπιτεύξεται πλούσιος γνώσεως

καὶ κάμηλος οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς ὀπὴν ῥαφίδος,

ἀλλ' οὐδὲν τούτων ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ κυρίῳ.

18 He who loves money will not see knowledge, and he who amasses it will become dark in himself.

18.Ὁ φιλῶν ἀργύριον οὐκ ὄψεται γνῶσιν,

καὶ ὁ συνάγων αὐτὸ σκοτισθήσεται.

I9 In the tents of the humble the Lord will make camp, but in the houses of the proud, curses will abound.

19. 'Εν σκηναῖς ταπεινῶν αὐλισθήσεται κύριος,

ἐν οἴκοις δὲ ὑπερηφάνων πληθυνθήσονται ἀραί.

20 The one who transgresses God's law dishonors him, but he who keeps it glorifies the one who made him.

20.Ἀτιμάζει θεὸν ὁ παραβαίνων νόμον αὐτοῦ,

ὁ δε φυλάσσων αὐτὸν δοξάζει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν.

21 If you imitate Christ, you will become blessed. Your soul will die his death, and it will not derive evil from its flesh. lnstead, your exodus will be like the exodus of a star, and your resurrection will glow like the sun.

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21.Ἐὰν ζηλώσῃς Χριστόν, γενήσῃ μακαριστός,

τὸν δὲ θάνατον αὐτοῦ ἀποθανεῖται ἡ ψυχή σου,

καί οὐ μὴ ἐπισπάσηται ἀπὸ σαρκὸς αὐτῆς κακίαν,

ἀλλ' ἔσται ἡ ἔξοδός σου ὡς ἔξοδος ἀστέρος,

λαὶ ἡ ἀνάστασίς σου ὥσπερ ὁ ἥλιος ἐκλάμψει.

22 Woe to a lawless man on the day of his death.

The unjust man will perish at an evil hour.

For as a crow flies away from its nest,

so does the unclean soul from its own body.

22. Οὐαὶ ἀνόμῳ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θανάτου,

καὶ ἄδικος ὀλεῖται ἐν καιρῳ πονηρῳ.

ὅν τρόπον γάρ ἀφίπταται κόραξ ἐκ τη_ς αὐτοῦ νοσιᾶς,

οὕτως ἀκάθαρτος ψυχὴ ἐκ τοῦἰδίου σώματος.

23 The souls of the just, angels guide; the souls of the wicked, demons will snatch up.

23. Ψυχὰς δικαίων ὁδηγοῦσιν ἄγγελοι,

ψυχὰς δὲ πονηρῶν παραλήψονται δαίμονες.

24 Wherever evil enters in, there also ignorance; but the hearts of holy ones will be filled with knowledge.

24. Οὗ ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃ κακία, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἀγνωσία,

καρδίαι δὲ ὁσίων πληρωθήσονται γνώσεως.

25 The monk who gives no alms will himself be in need, but the one who feeds the poor will inherit treasures.

25.Ἀνελεήμων μοναχοὸς ἐνδεἠς ἔσται,

διατρέφων δὲ πτωχοὺς κληρονομήσει θησαυρούς.

26 Better poverty with knowledge than wealth with ignorance.

26. Κρείσσων πενία μετὰ γνώσεως

ἢ πλοῦτος μετὰ ἀγνωσίας.

27 An ornament for the head: a crown; an ornament for the heart: knowledge of God.

27. Κόσμος κεφαλῆς στέφανος,

κόσμος δὲ καρδίας γνῶσις θεοῦ.

28 Procure knowledge and not silver, and wisdom rather than much wealth.

28. Κτῆσαι γνῶσιν καὶ μὴ ἀργύριον

καὶ σοφίαν ὑπὲρ πλοῦτον πολύν.

29 The just will inherit the Lord; the holy ones will be fed by him.

29. Δίκαιοι κληρονομήσουσι κύριον,

ὅσιοι δἐ τραφήσονται ὑπ' αὐτοῦ

30 He who is merciful to the poor destroys irascibility, and he who cares for them will be filled with gocd things.

30.Ὁ ἐλεῶν πένητας διαφθείρει θυμόν,

καὶ ὁ διατρέφων αὐτοὺς πλησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν.

31 In the gentle heart, wisdom will rest; a throne of passionlessness: a soul accomplished in prattiké.

31.Ἐν καρδίᾳ πραείᾳ ἀναπαύσεται σοφία

θρόνος δὲ ἀπαθείας ψυχὴ πρακτική.

32 Craftsmen of evils will receive a bad wage, but tO cral`tsmen of good things, a good wage will be given.

32. Τέκτονες πονηρῶν λήψονται μισθὸν κακόν,

τέκτοσι δὲ ἀγαθῶν δοθήσεται μισθὸς ἀγαθός.

33 The one who lays a trap will himself be caught, and he who hides it will be seized by it.

33.Ὁ τιθεὶς παγίδα συλληφθήσεται ἐν αὐτῇ

καὶ ὁ κρύπτων αὐτὴν ἁλώσεται ὑπ' αὐτῆς.

34 Better a gentle worldly man than an irascible and wrathful monk.

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34. Κρείσσων κοσμικὸς πραῢς

μοναχοῦ θυμώδους καὶ ὀργίλου.

35 Irascibility scatters knowledge; long-suffering gathers it.

35. Γνῶσιν διασκορπίζει θυμός,

μακροθυμία δὲ συνάγει αὐτήν.

36 Like a strong south wind on the sea, so is irascibilaty in the heart of a man.

36.Ὥσπερ νότος ἰσχυρὸς ἐν πελάγει

οὕτως θυμὸς ἐν καρδιᾳ ἀνδρός

37 He who prays unceasingly escapes temptations, but thoughts agitate the heart of the careless one.

37.Ὁ προσευχόμενος συνεχῶς ἐκφεύγει πειρασμούς.

ἀμελοῦντος δὲ καρδίαν ἐκταράσσουσι λογισμοί.

38 Let not wine gladden you and let not meat make you merry, lest you nourish the flesh of your body and shameful thoughts depart not from you.

38. Μὴ εὐφραινέτω σε οἶνος

καὶ μὴ τερπέτω σε κρέας,

ἵνα μὴ διαθρέψῃς σάρκας σώματός σου,

καὶ λογισμοὶ αἰσχροὶ οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν ἀπό σου.

39 Do not say, "Today is a feast and I'm drinking wine," and "tomorrow is Pentecost and I'm eating meat." For there is not feast among monks where a man can fill his stomach.

39. μὴ εἴπῃς· σημερον ἑορτὴ καὶ πίομαι οἶνον,

καὶ αὔριον πεντηκοστὴ καὶ φάγομαι κρέα,

διότι οὐκ ἔστιν ἑορτὴ παρὰ μονοχοῖς

οὐδὲ τὸ πλῆσαι ἄνθρωπον κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ.

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40. Pascha of the Lord - passing over from vices; while His Pentecost is resurrection of the soul.

40. Πάσχα κυρίου διάβασις ἀπὸ κακίας,

πεντηκοστὴ δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀμαστασις ψυχῆς.

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41. Festal celebration of God - forgetfulness of vices; one who remembers wrongs, will be grasped by sorrow.

41.Ἑορτὴ θεοῦ ἀμνηστία κακῶν,

τὸν δὲ μνησικακοῦντα λήψονται πένθη.

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42. Pentecost of the Lord - resurrection of love; while who hates his brother will fall very deeply.

42. Πεντηκοστὴ κυρίου ἀνάστασις ἀγάπης,

ὁ δὲ μισῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ πεσαῖται πτῶμα ἐξαίσιον.

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43. Festal celebration of God - true knowledge; while one who clings to false knowledge will end shamefully.

43.Ἑορτὴ θεοῦ γνῶσις ἀληθής,

ὁ δὲ προσέχων γνώσει ψευδεῖ τελευτήσει αἰσχρως.

44 Better a fast with a pure heart than a feast in impurity of soul.

44. Κρείσσων νηστεία μετὰ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

ὑπἐρ ἑορτὴν ἐν ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ψυχῇς.

45 He who completely destroys evil thoughts in his heart, he is like the one who dashes his children against the rock.

45.Ὁ διαφθείρων λογισμοὺς κακοὺς ἀπὸ καρδίας αὐτοῦ

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46 The sleepy monk will fall into evils, but the vigilant one, like a sparrow shall he be.

46. Μοναχὸς ὑπνώδης ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά,

ὁ δὲ ἀγρυπνῶν ὡς στρουθι

47 Do not give yourself during a vigil to empty stories, and do not reject spiritual reasons; for the Lord inspects your soul, and he will not fail to punish you for every evil.

47. Μὴ δς σεαυτὸν ἐν ἀγρυπνίᾳ διηγήμασι κενοῖς

καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ λόγους πνευματικούς,

ὅτι κύριος σκοπεύει σὴν ψυχὴν

καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθωώσῃ σε ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ.

48 Much sleep thickens thought, while a good vigil hones it fine.

48.Ὕπνος πολὺς παχύνει διάνοιαν,

ἀγρυπνόα δὲ ἀγαθὴ λεπτύνει αὐτήν.

49 Much sleep leads on temptations, but these the vigilant one will flee.

49.Ὕπνος πολὺς ἐπάγει πειρασμούς,

ὁ δὲ ἀγρυπνῶν ἐκφεύξεται αὐτούς.

50 As fire melts wax, so the good vigil, evil thoughts.

50.Ὥσπερ πῦρ τήκει κηρόν,

οὕτως ἀγρυπνία ἀγθὴ λογισμοὺς πονηρούς.

51 Better a man lying down to sleep than a monk keeping vigil with idle thoughts.

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Κρείσσων ἀνὴρ καθεύδων

ἤ μοναχὸς ἀγρυπνῶν περὶ λογισμοὺς ματαίους.

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52. An angelic dream rejoices the heart; while a demonic dream disturbs it.

52.Ἐνύπνιον ἀγγελικὸν εὐ̓φραίνει καρδίαν,

ἐνύπνιον δὲ δαιμονιῶδες ἐκταράσσει αὐτήν.

53 Conversion and humility have set the soul up; compassion and gentleness have made it firm.

53. Μετ́νοια καὶ ταπείνωσις ἀνώρθωσαν ψυχήν,

ἐλεημοσύνη δὲ καὶ πραΰτης ἐστήριξαν αὐτήν.

54 In all things remember your exodus, and do not forget the eternal judgment, and there will be no transgression in your soul.

54. Μεμνησο διὰ παντὸς σῆς ἐχόδου

καὶ μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ κρίσεως αἰωνίας,

καὶ οὐκ ἔσται πλημμέλεια ἐν ψυχῇ σου.

55 If the spirit of listlessness mounts yous do not leave your house; and do not turn aside in that hour from profitable wrestling. For like someone making money shine, so will your heart be made to glow.

55.Ἐὰν πνεῦμα ἀκηδίας ἀναβῇ ἐπί σε, οἶκόν σου μὴ ἀφῇς

καὶ μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς ἐν καιρῷ πάλην ἀπωφελῆ.

ὃν τρόπον γὰρ εἴ τις λευκάνοι ἄργυρον,

οὕτως λαμπρυνθήσεται ἡ καρδία σου.

56 The spirit of listlessness drives away tears and the spirit of sadness shatters prayer.

56. πνευμα ἀκηδίας ἀπελαύνει δάκρυα,

πνεῦμα δὲ λύπης συντρίβει προσευχήν.

57 Desiring riches, you will be divided by care; and cleaving to them, bitterly shall you mourn.

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57.Ἐπιθυμῶν χρημάτων μεριμνήσεις πολλά,

καὶ ἀντεχόμενος αὐτῶν πενθήσεις πικρῶς.

58 Do not let a scorpion linger on your breast, nor in your heart an evil thought.

58. μὴ χρονιζέτω σκορπίος ἐν κόλπῳ σου

καὶ λογισμὸς πονερὸς ἐν καρδίᾳ σου.

59 Do not fail to kill the offspring of serpents, and you will not go into labor with the thoughts of their heart.

59. Κτείνειν γεννήματα ὀφέων μὴ φείσῃ,

καὶ μὴ ὠδίνῃς λογισμοὐς καρδίας αὐτῶν.

60 As fire tests silver and gold, so temptations, the heart of a monk.

60.Ὥσπερ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον δοκιμάζει πῦρ,

οὕτως καρδίαν μοναχοῦ πειρασμοί.

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61. Strip pride off from yourself

and place vainglory far from you.

For the one who fails to gain glory will be sad,

and the one who does obtain it will be proud.

61. Περίελε σεαυτοῦ ὑπερηφανίαν

καὶ κενοδοξίαν μακρὰ ποίησον ἀπό σου.

ὁ γὰρ ἀποτυχὼν δόξης λυπηθήσεται,

ὁ δὲ ἐπιτυχὼν ὑπερήφανος ἔσται.

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62 Do not give your heart over to pride

and do not say before the face of God, I am powerful;

so that the Lord not abandon your soul

and evil demons humiliate it..

For then the enemies will flicker about you through the air,

and fearsome nights will follow you.

62. Μὴ δῷς ὑπερηφανίᾳ σὴν ψυχήν,

καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ θεοῦ· δυνατός είμι,

ἵνα μὴ κύριος ἐγκαταλίπη σὴν ψυχήν,

καὶ πονηροὶ δαίμονες ταπεινώσουσιν αὐτήν.

τότε γάρ σε δι' ἀέρος πτοήσουσιν οἱ ἐχθροί,

νύκτες δὲ φοβεραὶ διαδέξονταί σε.

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63 Knowledge keeps watch over a monk’s way of life;

but he who descends from knowledge will fall in with thieves.

63. Πολιτείαν μοναχοῦ διαφυλάττε γνῶσις,

ὁ δὲ καταβαίνων ἀπὸ γνώσεως περιπεσεῖται λῃσταῖς.

64 From the spiritual rock, a river flows; a soul accomplished in praktité drinks from it.

64.Ἐκ πέτρας πνευματικῆς ἀπορρεῖ ποταμός,

ψυχὴ δὲ πρακτικὴ πίεται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ.

65 A vessel of election, the pure soul; but the impure soul will be filled with bitterness.

65. Σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς ψυχχὴ καθαρά,

ἡ δὲ ἀκάθαρτος πλῃσθήσεται πικρίας.

66 Without milk, a child is not nourished, and apart from passionlessness, a heart will not be raised up.

66.Ἄνευ γάλακτος οὐ τραφῃσεται παιδίον,

καί χωρὶς ἀπαθείας οὐχ ὑψωθήσεται καρδία.

67 In front of love, passionlessness marches; in front of knowledge, love.

67. Πρὸ ἀγάπης ἡγεῖται ἀπάθεια

πρὸ δὲ γνώσεως ἀγάπη.

68 To knowledge, wisdom is added; prudence gives birth to passionlessness.

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68. Γνώσει προστίθεται σοφία,

ἀπάθειαν δὲ τίκτει φρόνησις.

69 Fear of the Lord begets prudence; faith in Christ bestows fear of God.

69. Φόβος κυρίου γεννᾷ φρόνησιν,

πίστις δὲ Χριτσοῦ δωρεῖται φόβον θεοῦ.

70 A flaming arrow ignites the soul, but the man of praktiké will extinguish it

70. Βέλος πεπυρωμένον ἀνάπτει ψυχήν,

ἀνὴρ δὲ πρακτικὸς κατασβέσει αὐτό.

71 Clamor and blasphemy, knowledge turns aside; cunning words, wisdom flees.

71. Κραυγὴν καὶ βλασφημίαν ἀποστρέφεται γνῶσις,

λόγους δὲ δολίους φεύγει σοφία.

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72 Honey is sweet, delightful its comb;
 but knowledge of God is sweeter than both.

72. ̔Ηδὺ μέλι καὶ γλυκὺ κηρίον,

γνῶσις δὲ θεοῦ γλυκυτέρα ἀμφοτέρων.

73 Listen, O monk, to the words of your father, and do not make his admonitions something powerless in you. Whenever he sends you, take him along; and travel with him in thinking. For in this way you will flee bad thoughts, and evil demons will not prevail over you.

If he entrusts silver to you, do not throw it around; and if you earn some, give it away.

73.Ἄκουε, μοναχέ, λόγους πατρός σου

καὶ μὴ ἀκύρους ποίει νουθεσίας αὐτοῦ.
̔Ηνικα ἂν ἀποστείλῃ σε, ἐπάγου αὐτὸν

καὶ κατὰ διάνοιαν συνόδευε αὐτῷ.

τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ τρόπῳ διαφεύξῃ λογισμοὺς κακούς,

καὶ πονηροὶ δαίμονες οὐκ ἰσχύσουσι κατά σου.

ἐὰν πιστεύσῃ σοι ἀργύριον, οὐ διασκορπιεῖς αὐτό,

καὶ κἂν ἀπεργάσῃ, ἀποδώσεις αὐτό.

74 An evil steward will squeeze the souls of the brethren, and the one who remembers injuries will not pity them.

74. Πονερὸς οἰκονόμος ἐκθλίψει ψυχὰς ἀδελφῶν,

καὶ μνησίκακος οὐκ ἐλεήσει αὐτας.

75 The one who wastes the goods of the monastery wrongs God, and the one careless of them will not go unpunished .

75.Ὁ διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα τῆς μονῆς ἀδικεῖ θεόν,

καὶ ὁ ἀμελῶν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται.

76 The unjust steward distributes badly,

but the just one will give as is fitting.

76.Ἄδικος ὀικονόμος διαμεριεῖ κακῶς,

ὁ δὲ δίκαιος πρὸς ἀξίαν δώσει.

77 The one who speaks ill of his brother will be utterly destroyed; he who does not care for the sick will not see the light.

77.Ὁ κακολογῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐξολοθρευθήσεται,

ἀμελῶν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντος οὐκ ὄψεται φῶς.

78 Better a worldly man serving a brother in slckness than an anchorite not pitying his neighbor.

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78. Κρείσσων κοσμικὸς ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ δουλεύων ἀδελφῷ

ὑπὲρ ἀναχωρητὴν μὴ οἰκτείροντα τόν πλησίον αὐτοῦ.

79 The foolish monk is careless of the instruments of his craft; the pruderlt one takes care of them.

79.῎αφρων μοναχὸς ἀμελήσει ὀργάνων τέχνης αὐτοῦ,

ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐπιμελήσεται αὐτῶν.

80 Do not say, "Today I will stay and tomorrow I will go out," for not with prudence have you reasoned thus.

80. Μὴ εἴπῃς σήμερον μενῳ καὶ αὔριον ἐξελεύσομαι,

ὅτι οὐκ ἐν φρονήσει λελόγισαι περὶ τούτου.

8I The wandering monk will practice with lying sayings; he will reason falsely with his own father.

81. Κυκλευτὴς μοναχὸς μελετήσει ῥήσεις ψευδεῖς,

τόν δὲ ἑαυτοῦ παραλογίσεται πατέρα.

82 He who decorates his garments and fills his stomach is shepherding shameful thoughts, and he does not sit in council with the chaste .

82.Ὁ καλλωπίζων τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ πληρῶν γαστέρα αὐτοῦ ποιμαίνει λογισμοὺς αἰσχροὺς

καὶ μετὰ σωφρόνων οὐ συνεδριάζει.

83 lf tou enter a village, do not draw near o women anl do not pass time in words with hem. Fc like someone swallowing the hook, thls will your soul be yanked away.

83.Ἐὰν εἰσέλθῃς εἰς κώμην, μὴ προσεηηίσῃς γυναιξὶ

καὶ μὴ χρονίσῃς ἐν λόγοις πρὸς αὐτάς.

ὅν τρόπον γὰρ εἴ τις ἀγκιστρον καταπίοι,

οὕτως ἑλκυσθήσεται ἡ ψυχήσου.

84 Tle long-suffering monk will be loved,

btt the one who provokes his brothers vill be hated.

84. Μακρόθυμος μοναχὸς ἀγαπηθήσεται,

ὁ δὲ παροξύνων τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ μισηθήσεται.

85 A yentle monk, the Lord loves; b t the rash one, he will banish from limself.

85. Πραῢν μοναχὸν ἀγαπᾷ ὁ κύριος,

τὸν δὲ θρασὺν ἀπώσεται ἀπ' αὐτοῦ.

86 The sluggish monk will murmur muchs and the sleepy type will seek excuses in headaches.

86.Ὀκνηρὸς μοναχὸς γογγύσει πολλά,

καὶ ὐπνωδης προφασίσεται κεφαλαλγίαν αὐτοῦ.

87 If your brother is sad, console him; and if he is pained, share the pain. For doing thus, you will gladden his heart, and you will store a great treasure in heaven.

87.Ἐὰν λυπῆται ὁ ἀδελφός σου, παρακάλεσον αὐτόν,

καὶ ἐὰν ἀλγῇ συνάλγησον αὐτῷ.

τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν εὐφραίνεις καρδίαν αὐτοῦ,

καὶ θησαυρὸν μέγαν σωρεύσεις ἐν οὐρανῷ.

88 The monk who quits guard over the words of his father

will blaspheme the grey hairs of the one who begot him

and will speak ill of the life of his children.

But him, the Lord will utterly destroy.

88. Μοναχὸς ἀπολειπόμενος φυλάξαι λόγους πατρὸς

Βλασφημήσει πολιὰν γεννήσαντος αὐτὸν

[p.161] καὶ κακολογήσει βίους τέκνων αὐτοῦ,

ὀδε

IS THERE A [last] SENTENCE MISSING FROM THE GREEK OF 88??

89 The one who seeks excuses is cut off from the brothers; he will accuse his own father.

89.Ὁ πρόφασιν ζητῶν χωρίζεται ἀδελφῶν,

τὸν δὲ ἑαυτοῦ αἰτιάσεται πατέρα.

90 Do not lend your ear to words contrary to your father's and do not stimulate the soul of one who dishonors him; lest the Lord be angered by your doings and rub out your name from the book of the living.

90. Μὴ δῷς ἀκοὴν λόγοις κατὰ πατρός σου

καὶ μὴ διεγείρῃς ψυχήν ἀτιμάζοντος αὐτόν,

ἵνα μὴ κύριος ὀργισθῇ ἐπὶ ποιήμασι σου

καὶ ἐξαλείψῃ σου τὸ ὄνομα ἐκ βίβλου ζώντων.

91 He who obeys his father leves himself, but he who speaks contrary to him will fall into evils.

91.Ὁ ὑπακούων πατρὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἀγαπᾷ ἑαυτόν,

ὁ δὲ ἀντιλέγων αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά.

92 Blessed is the monk who guards the commands of the Lord, and holy the one who closely keeps the words of his fathers.

92. Μακάριος μονοχὸς ὁ φυλάσσων ἐντολὰς κυρίου

καὶ ὅσιος ὁ διατηρῶν λόγους πατέρων αὐτοῦ.

93 The sluggish rnonk will be very much damaged; and if he is encouraged, he will even lay his habit aside.

93.Ὀκνηρὸς μοναχὸς πολλὰ ζημιωθήσεται,

ἐὰν δὲ θαρσύνηται καὶ τὸ σχῆμα αὐτοῦ προσθήσει.

94 He who guards his tongue cuts his ways rightly, and he who keeps his heart will be filled with knowledge.

94.Ὁ φυλάσσων γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ὀρθοτομεῖ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.

καὶ ὁ τηρῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ πλησθήσεται γνώσεως.

95 The double-tongued monk agitates the brethren, but the faithful one brings stillness.

95. Μοναχὀς δίγλωσσος ταράσσει ἀδελφούς,

ὁ δὲ πιστὸς ἡσυχίαν ἄγει.

96 He who has relied on his temperance will fall, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.

96.Ὁ πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ ἐγκρατείᾳ αὑτοῦ πεσεῖται,

ὁ δὲ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.

97 Do not give yourself to the trough of the stomach, and do not fill yourself with nightly sleep. For in this way you will become pure, and the spirit of the Lord will come over you.

97. Μὴ δῷς σεαυτὸν χορτασίᾳ κοιλίας,

καὶ μὴ πλησθῇς ὕπνου νυκτερινοῦ.

τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ τρόπῳ γενήσῃ καθαρὸς

καὶ πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπελεύσεται ἐπί σε.

98 In the one singing psalms, irascibility is quiet; and the long-suffering one, fearless shall he be.

98. Υάλλοντος ἡσυχάζει θυμὸς

καὶ μακροθυμοῦντος ἀπτόητος ἔσται.

99 Out of gentleness, knowledge is born; out of rashness, ignorance.

99.Ἐκ πραΰτητος τίκτεται γνῶσις,

ἐκ δὲ θρασύτητος ἀγνωσία.

100. As water makes a plant grow up, so humiliation of the irascible raises up the heart.

100.Ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αὔξει φυτόν,

οὕτως ταπείνωσις θυμοῦ καρδίαν῾υψοῖ.

101 The lamp will be extinguished in one who tracks down ballquets; his soul shall see darkness.

101.Ἰχνεύοντος συμπόσια σβασθήσεται λαμπτήρ,

ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ὄψεται σκότος.

102 Weigh your bread on a balance and drink your water by measure; and the spirit of fornication will flee from you.

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102. Στῆσον ζυγῷ τὸν ἄρτον σου καὶ πίε μέτρῳ τὸ ὕδωρ σου

καὶ πνεῦμα πορνείας φεύξεται ἀπό σου.

103 Give wine to old men and carry food to the sick, for they have worn down the flesh of their youth.

103. Δὸς γέρουσιν οἶνον καὶ ἀσθενοῦσι πρόσφερε τροφάσ,

διότι κατέτριψαν σάρκας νεότητοσ αὐτῶν.

104 You shall not trip up your brother and concerning his fall you shall not rejoice; for the Lord knows your heart, and he will hand you over on the day of death.

104. Μὴ ὑποσκελίσῃς τόν ἀδελφόν σου

καὶ πτώματι αὐτοῦ μὴ ἐπιχαρῇς.

ὁ γὰρ κύριος γινώσκει σὴν καρδίαν

καὶ παραδώσει σε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θανάτου.

105 The prudent monk shall be passionless, but the foolish one draws up evils.

105. Μοναχὸς φρόνιμος ἀπαθὴς ἔσται,

ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἐξαντλήσει κακά.

106 The wicked eye, the Lord totally blinds; but the simple, he will rescue from darknesses.

106.Ὀφθαλμὸν πονηρὸν ἐκτυφλοι κύριος,

τὸν δὲ ἁπλοῦν ῥύσεται ἀπὸ σκότους.

107 Like a morning star in heaven and a palm tree in paradise, so a pure mind in a gentle soul.

107.Ὥσπερ ἑωσφόρος ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ὥσπερ φοίνιξ ἐν παραδείσῳ,

οὕτως ἐν ψυχῇ πραείᾳ νοῦσ καθαρος.

108 The wise man will investigate the reasons of God, while the unwise man mocks them.

108.Ἀνὴρ σοφὸς ἐρευνήσει λόγουσ θεοῦ,

ὁ δὲ ἄσοφος καταγελάσεται αὐτῶν.

109

109. One who hates knowledge of God and rejects His contemplation

is like one who pierces his heart with a spear.

109.Ὁ μισῶν γνῶσιν θεοῦ καὶ ἀπωθούμενος θεωρίαν αὐτοῦ

ὅμοιός ἐστι λόγχῃ νύσσοντι τὴν καρδίαν αὑτοῦ.

110

110. Better than knowledge of incorporeals is knowledge of the Trinity;

and contemplation of It is beyond [the] logoi of all the ages.

110. Κρείσσων γνωσις τριάδος ὑπὲρ γνῶσιν ἀσωμάτων

καὶ θεωρία αὐτῆς ὑπἐρ λόγους πάντων τῶν αἰώνων.

111 The grey hair of old men: gentleness; their life: knowledge of truth.

111. Πολιὰ γερόντων πραΰτης,

ζωὴ δὲ αὐτῶν γνῶσις ἀληθείας.

112 A youth who is gentle bears many things; but a small-souled old man, who will be able to stand him?

I have seen the angry old man elevated in his time, but someone younger than he had a greater hope than his.

112. Νέος πραΰς πολλὰ ὑποφέρει

ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ γέροντα τίς ὑποίσεται;

εἶδον ὀργιλον γέροντα ἐπαιρόμενον ἐπὶ χρόνου αὐτοῦ,

ἐλπίδα δὲ μέντοι μᾶλλον ἔσχεν ὁ νέος αὐτοῦ.

113 The one who scandalizes people in the world will not go unpunished, and the one who irritates them dishonors his name.

113.Ὁ σκανδιζ́ζων κοσμικοὺς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται,

καὶ ὁ παροξύνων αὐτοὺς ἀτιμάζει τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.

114 The one agitating the Church of the Lord, fire will completely consume him.

The one resisting a priest, the earth will swallow him up.

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114. Ταράσσοντα ἐκκλησίαν κυρίου ἐξαναλώσει πῦρ,

ἀνθιστάμενον δὲ ἱερεῖ κατα πίεται γῆ.

115 He who loves honey ests its comb, and he who gathers it will be filled by the Spirit.

115.Ὁ ἀγαπῶν μέλισσαν φάγεται κηρίον αὐτῆς

καὶ ὁ συνάγων αὐτὴν πλησθήσεται πνεύματος.

116 Honor the Lord and you will know the reasons of the incorporeals; serve him, and he will unveil before you the reasons of the aeons.

116. Τίμα τὸν κύριον καὶ γνώσῃ κόγους ἀσωμάτων,

καὶ δούλευε αὐτῷ καὶ δείξει σοι λόγους αἰώνων.

117 Without knowledge, the heart will not be placed on high; and a tree will not flourish without a drink.

117. Χωρὶς γνώσεως οὐχ ὑψωθήσεται καρδία,

καὶ δένδρον οὐκ ἀνθήσει ἀνευ ποτοῦ.

118

118. [The] Flesh of Christ - virtues of asceticism (praktiké); one who eats it will acquire apatheia..

118. Σάρκες Χριστοῦ πρακτικαὶ ἀρεταί, ὁ δὲ ἐσθίων αὐτὰς γενήσεται ἀπαθής.

119

119. [The] Blood of Christ - contemplation of what has come into being; and one who drinks of it is made wise by it. Monks 118-120; Letter on Faith 4/[14]; Sch.15 on Ps 67.24]

119. Αἷμα Χριστοῦ θεωρία τῶν γεγονότων

καὶ ὁ πίνων αὐτὸ σοφισθήσεται ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.

120

120. Breast of the Lord - knowledge of God; one who rests upon it will be a theologian.

120. Στῆθος κυρίου γνῶσις θεοῦ,

ὁ δ' ἀναπεσὼν ἐπ' αὐτὸ θεολόγος ἔσται.

121

121. A gnostikos (knower) and a praktikos (ascetic) meet each other;

between the two stands the Lord.

121. Γνωστικὀς καὶ πρακτικὸς ὑπήντησαν ἀλλήλοις,

μέσος δὲ ἀμφοτέρων εἱστηκει κύριος.

122 He who has acquired love has acquired a treasure; he has received grace from the Lord.

122.Ὅκς ἐκτήσατο ἀγάπην, ἐκτήσατο θησαυρόν

ἔλαβε δὲ χάριν παρὰ κυρίου.

123 Wisdom krlows about the dogmas of the demons

prudence tracks down their crafty ways.

123. Δόγματα δαιμόνων ἐπιγινώσκει σοφία,

πανουργίαν δὲ αὐτῶν ἐξινιάζει φρόνησις.

124 Do not lay to the side the holy dogmas which your fathers have laid down. Do not abandon the faith of your baptism, and do not thrust off the spiritual seal. Thus can the Lord come into your soul, and he will cover you on the evil day.

124. Μὴ ἀθετήσῃς δόγματα ἅγια,

ἅ ἔθεντο οἱ πατέρες σου,

πίστιν δὲ βαπτίσματός σου μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς

καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ σφραγῖδα πνευματικήν,

ἵνα γένηται κύριος ἐν σῇ ψυχῷ

καὶ σκεπάσῃ σε ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακῇ.

125

125 The sayings [logoi] of heretics: angels of death.

And the one who accepts them loses his own soul.

125. Λόγοι αἱρετικῶν ἀγγελοι θανάτου,

καἰ ὁ δεχόμενος αὐτοὺς ἀπολεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν.

126

126 Now therefore, son, hear me:

do not go near the doors of lawless men

nor walk into their traps, lest you be ensnared.

Keep your soul above from false knowledge.

For often have I spoken with them;

I have tracked down their dark sayings [logoi] ,

and the venom of asps have I found in them.

There is no prudence and there is no wisdom in their teachings.

All who accept them will perish,

and those who love them will be filled with evils.

I saw the fathers of these dogmas, and in the desert I leapt in with them.

For the enemies of the Lord met up with me,

and demons strove against me through their sayings [logoi], and I saw not true light in their words.

πάντες οἱ δεχόμενοι αὐτοὺς ἀπολοῦνται͵

 καὶ οἱ ἀγαπῶντες αὐτοὺς πλησθήσονται κακῶν.

 εἶδον ἐγὼ πατέρας δογμάτων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ συνέβαλον αὐτοῖς.

ἐχθροὶ γὰρ κυρίου ἀπήντησάν μοι

καὶ δαίμονες ἐν λόγοις ἠγωνίσαντο πρός με καὶ οὐκ εἶδον φῶς ἀληθινὸν ἐν ῥήμασιν αὐτῶν

127 The lying man will fall away from God; he who deceives his neighbor will fall into evils.

127.Ἀνὴρ ψευδόμενος ἐκπεσεῖται θεοῦ,

ἀπατῶν δὲ τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ ἐμπεσεῖται εῖς κακά.

128 Better the paradise of God than a garden of herbs and better the river of the Lord than the great river which darkens the earth.

128. Κρείσσων παράδεισος θεοῦ ὑπὲρ κῆπον λαχανίας

καὶ ποταμὸς κυρίου ὑπὲρ ποταμὸν μέγαν ἐπισκοτοῦντα τῇ γῇ.

I29 More worthy of faith is heavenly water

than water which Egyptian wise men draw up from the earth.

129.Ἀξιοπιστότερον ὕδωρ οὐράνιον

ὑπὲρ ὕδωρ Αἰγυπτίων σοφῶν ἀντλούντων ἐκ γῆς.

p130

130. Just as those who climb up on wheels are brought down again,

   so those who exalt their words are humbled by them.

130.Ὅν τρόπον οἱ τοὺς τροχοὺς ἀναβαίνοντες κάτω εἶσιν,

οὕτως οἱ ὑψοῦντες λόγους αὐτῶν τεταπείνωνται ἐν αὐτοῖς.

p131

131. The wisdom of the Lord exalts the heart;
  and his prudence purifies it.

131. Σοφία κυρίου ὑψοῖ καρδίαν,

φρόνησις δὲ αὐτοῦ καθαιρει αὐτήν.

p132

132. The logoi of providence are dark,
and hard for the nous are the contemplations of judgment;

   but the ascetical [praktikos] man will know them.

132. Λόγοι προνοίας σκοτεινοὶ καὶ δυσνόητοι κρίσεως θεωρίαι,

ἀνὴρ δὲ πρακτικὸς ἐπιγνώσεται αὐτούς.

p134

134. One who says that the Holy Trinity is [a] created [being] blasphemes God,
   and one who rejects his Christ will not know him.

134.Ὁ κτίσμα λέγων τὴν ἁγίαν τριάδα βλασφημεῖ θεὸν

Καὶ ὁ ἀθετῶν τὸν Χριστὸν αὐτοῦ οὐ γνώσεται αὐτόν.

p135

135. Contemplations of worlds widen the heart
 the logoi of providence and judgment exalt it.

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135. Κόσμων θεωρίαι πλατύνουσι καρδίαν,

λόγοι δὲ προνοίας καὶ κρίσεως ὑψοῦσιν αὐτήν.

p136

136. Knowledge of incorporeal [beings] elevates the nous
 and presents it to the Holy Trinity.

136. Γννῶσις ἀσωμάτων ἐπαίρει τὸν νοῦν

καὶ τῇ ἁγίᾳ τριάδι παρίστησιν αὐτόν.

p137

137. Remember one who has given you in the Lord clear proverbs,
  and do not forget my humble soul at the time of prayer.

137. Μέμνησθε τοῦ δεδωκότος ὑμῖν ἐν κυριῳ σαφεῖς παροιμίας,

καὶ μὴ ἐπιλάθησθε τῆς ταπεινῆς μου ψυχῆς ἐν καιρῷ προσευχῆς.