1 “Listen to me, my children. I brought you up in much simplicity and innocence and reverence, through the mercy of the Lord, who instilled righteousness into you, so that you might be justified and sanctified from all wickedness and all crookedness. But you refuse to give up your wickedness. 2 So now listen to me and be at peace among yourselves, and look after one another, and help each other, and do not enjoy the abundance of God’s creatures by yourselves, but share them with those in need too. 3 For some people through eating too much bring weakness on their bodies, and harm their flesh; while the bodies of those who have nothing to eat are harmed by not having enough food, and their bodies are ruined.⁠a 4 So this failure to share is harmful to you who have and do not share with those who are in need. 5 Look toward the judgment that is coming. You who have more than enough, search out those who are hungry while the tower is still unfinished; for after the tower is finished, you will want to do good, and will find no opportunity for it. 6 So take care, you who revel in your wealth, that those in need do not groan, and their groaning rise up to the Lord, and you with your abundance of good things be shut outside the door of the tower. 7 So now I say to you leaders of the Church, who occupy the seats of honor: do not be like the magicians. The magicians carry their potions in boxes, but you carry your potion and your poison in your heart. 8 You are stubborn, and you will not cleanse your hearts and mix your wisdom together in a clean heart, so that you may receive mercy from the Great King. 9 Take care, children, that these divisions of yours do not rob you of your life. 10 How is it that you want to instruct God’s chosen, while you yourselves lack instruction? So instruct one another, and have peace among yourselves, so that I also may stand with joy before the Father, and give an account of all of you to your Lord.”