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let us hold fast; nor appearing humble in countenance to men, let us appear proud in soul to the Master; and giving to the poor, let us not rob others; and flattering God with words, let us not slaughter our brothers by deed, always remembering the apostle who says: “Pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” But fasting from all evils along with foods, let us say to him: “But you have mercy on all, for you can do all things, and you overlook the sins of men for repentance”; for to you belongs all glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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ἀντεχώμεθα· μηδὲ ταπεινοὶ τῷ προσώπῳ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δεικνύμενοι, ὑπερήφανοι τῇ ψυχῇ τῷ δεσπότῃ φανῶμεν· καὶ πένησιν διδόντες, μὴ ἄλλους ἁρπάσωμεν· καὶ θεὸν κολακεύοντες λόγοις, μὴ ἔργῳ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν κατασφάξωμεν, μνημονεύοντες ἀεὶ τοῦ ἀποστόλου λέγοντος· «Εἰρήνην διώκετε μετὰ πάντων καὶ τὸν ἁγιασμόν, οὗ χωρὶς οὐδεὶς ὄψεται τὸν κύριον.» Ἀλλ' ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν μετὰ βρωμάτων νηστεύοντες, λέγωμεν πρὸς αὐτόν· «Ἐλεεῖς δὲ πάντας, ὅτι πάντα δύνασαι, καὶ παρορᾷς ἁμαρτήματα ἀνθρώπων εἰς μετάνοιαν»· ὅτι σοι πρέπει πᾶσα δόξα τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.