"Thenwatchout that the lightin you is not darkness.
Thereis a way[which seems] rightto a man,But its endis the wayof death.
Do you seea manwisein his own eyes?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
"The eyeis the lampof the body;so thenifyour eyeis clear,your wholebodywill be full of light.
"The eyeis the lampof your body;whenyour eyeis clear,your wholebodyalsois full of light;but whenit is bad,your bodyalsois full of darkness.
"Ifthereforeyour wholebodyis fullof light,with nodarkpartin it, it will be whollyillumined,as whenthe lampilluminesyou with its rays."
Professingto be wise,they became fools,
For he wholacksthese[qualities] is blind[or] short-sighted,having forgotten[his] purificationfrom his formersins.
For speakingout arrogant[words] of vanitythey enticeby fleshlydesires,by sensuality,thosewho barelyescapefrom the ones who livein error,
Becauseyou say,"I amrich,and have become wealthy,and haveneedof nothing,"and you do not knowthat you are wretchedand miserableand poorand blindand naked,
