Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?

For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.