“Take this basket as a memento, for I have nothing else to leave you.

“Stand up and greet the monks so that you may receive blessing; for they are in constant conversation with God, and their lips are holy.

“With God’s help, since I renounced the world, I have not repented of the words I have spoken. For I have never spoken without first considering the word, so as to understand whether it is for life or for death. Otherwise, I would not have uttered it.

“I haven’t yet learned the first verse, which is why I haven’t come to you for the second one. When I learn the first verse, I will come to you again.

“Until I first learn to control my tongue, I will not see anyone, for I fear I might fall because of my tongue.

“Father, until I learn the beginning, I will not be able to learn the rest.

“Teach me a psalm