Let us then utterly flee from all the works of iniquity, lest these should take hold of us; and let us hate the error of the present time, that we may set our love on the world to come: let us not give loose reins to our soul, that it should have power to run with sinners and the wicked, lest we become like them.
Let us then reject all immoral behavior, so that it does not gain control over us; and let us condemn the evil of this age, in order to focus our devotion on the world to come: let us not permit our spirit to run wild, lest it associate with those who engage in sinful activities, and we become like them.