If God again began to tell you: go, feed my sheep, go, turn your brethren to me with the word of your teaching, you should also answer again: alas, Lord! And how to separate me from you, unworthy? If He said to you again and for the third time: no, you will not separate from Me; I will be inseparable with you there too, then you should again, having fallen, cry and, having mentally wet His pure feet with tears, say: how is it possible for You to stay with me, Lord, if I go down there and get dark? How is it possible for You to be with me, if my heart, crawled by all evil, inclines toward human flattery and praise? How is it possible for you to be pleased to be with me if I ascend in pride? Is it possible for you not to leave me if I do not boldly righteously denounce the kings and other authorities in their iniquities and iniquities? Where am I able to do this and all the rest that lies on the shepherd, as it is pleasing to You to be with me and strengthen me, and not blame me as an errant, and for this I will not leave me as if I were unworthy, leaving me one down there defeated? I fear, Lord, that love of money does not conquer me; I'm afraid that the will of the flesh does not take possession of me, that the sinful power does not seduce me, that the care of the flock does not overshadow my mind, that the honor of kings and authorities does not scare me, that the greatness of authority does not taunt me, and does not incite me (prompted. - leaving me alone downed there? I fear, Lord, that love of money does not conquer me; I'm afraid that the will of the flesh does not take possession of me, that the sinful power does not seduce me, that the care of the flock does not overshadow my mind, that the honor of kings and authorities does not scare me, that the greatness of authority does not taunt me, and does not incite me (prompted. - leaving me alone downed there? I fear, Lord, that love of money does not conquer me; I'm afraid that the will of the flesh does not take possession of me, that the sinful power does not seduce me, that the care of the flock does not overshadow my mind, that the honor of kings and authorities does not scare me, that the greatness of authority does not taunt me, and does not incite me (prompted. -Ed.) despise my brothers; I am afraid that I will not come out of my rank of feasting and wine drinking, so that my flesh, refined with restraint, will not become well-fed from sweets again, that people's threats would not frighten me and make Your commandments a criminal; I'm afraid that the requests of the congregations of my bishops and friends do not persuade me to become a participant in their sins, and when they do not justify others or do something unkind, keep silent or even help them, not revealing them with boldness and not showing your resistance to them as it should be . And where am I, my Lord, to expound all the dangers of this title, which are innumerable and which, God, you know better than me? I beseech you, do not let me fall into them. You yourself know, Humane, how difficult it is to please people, how they are difficult, mocking, over-judicious and slanderous, especially from literate and scholars who have managed outward wisdom. Have mercy on me, more humane, and don't send me there - I'm gotta, on this primacy over the people, in the midst of such great misfortunes and evils.