XXXI.
The fool said in his heart “There is no God.”
XXXII.
Concerning hatred
Just as a catapult launches conflicts with destructive poison (poisoned arrows)
Thus devouring hatred destroys the souls of humans.
XXXIII.
He who has been castrated, must not be a bishop
He who cannot be separated (keep the vow of celibacy), he must not possess the office (of Bishop)
XXXIV.
Concerning the fever (torment) of the Romans
Rome, devourer of men, subdues the high (stiff) necks of men;
Rome, abundant in fevers, is most abundant in the fruit of death.
The lasting fevers (torments) of Rome are justly faithful in a stable manner;
Whomever they invade once, they hardly ever leave behind living.
XXXV.
And (concerning the fact that) he who does not know the law, cannot avoid the destruction of sin.
He who does not know the law, labors in the disease of sins;
He thinks virtue unlawful (and) vice right.
He is not safe who is freed by the word of a judge;
The laws of the court are discordant from the laws of heaven.
The inner judge binds him whom the external judge acquits
He does not avoid (escape) from being guilty, for God sees his deeds.
XXXVI.
Concerning a three day fast
O three-day fast, what a heavy heel you are accustomed to dash down,
This rough person who fills his stomach diligently does not know (how hard it is to endure you)
He holds back blowing out the stomach pipe (belching and farting),
Just as the vent empties the bellows of the workman.
XXXVII
(To) Cadalus, not a shepherd, but the original serpent
Whoever punishes (his own sin) through weeping, punishes the transgression;
The redoubled arrogance exacerbates (makes more outrageous) the sin which has been begun,
Killing the city with murder, now you destroy the world with gold.
Alas the sword of gold is more savage than the sword of iron.
He reaches to the soul, that awful man makes bloody the outside flesh,
He holds power and things for sale of shiny metal darts.
He carries nothing away, it is taken away whether by iron or by gold.
What does it (help) please, him who might fall by weapons whether bright or dark?
You brandish these wretched things, you murderer, and you slaughter on both sides.
You had rushed down out of heaven, but still, you puffed out, like the slippery serpent;
Vomiting forth from your mouth foul rage you spread about stench;
And yet you creep broken and breathe out flames from your nose;
You swell your neck scales, you grind to pieces carnage and battle.
A morsel of pitch by throwing may destroy the dreadful serpent,
It ceases to raise up erect necks with scales.
So that the people may live, the evil beast destroys life,
The serpent restrains now the serpent’s savage claws.
Above stone collections a pile is increased by you;
Common opinion (is that) rubbish will be the father stone.
This pestilence, a dark ditch, you do not puff out by your swollen throat,
This voracious insatiable monster crawls over a thousand men.
May the infernal caverns close their mouths above you,
May a return not stay open but may the wars of the world rest.
XXXVIII.
A sad three line verse on Cadalus
Smoky life flies, unlooked for death approaches;
The swift end of time threatens to be completed for you;
I do not deceive you: I undertake you will die within a year.
XXXIX.
Fasting and wakefulness had come into their nature to some monks by long usage.
The salt of the Sicilians of Agrigentum is born from its shores.
What flows in flames, crackles if it is immersed in water.
He who conducts one’s own (matters) in opposition to the laws,
He agrees with the father, in as much as he sits apart to one himself.
XL.
Someone who is struck by good deeds, is pleased by (any) striking against.
Duty sets in motion some men, a beating subdues some men.