entice 5 those things which are visible before thy face, and mayest ask, as to those which are con- cealed from thee, that they [too] may be re- vealed to thee, in order that thou be deficient in nothing, and mayest abound in all gifts. The time demands, even as a pilot does a ship, and as one who stands exposed to the tempest does a haven, that thou shouldst be worthy of God. Be thou watchful as an athlete of God. That which is promised to us is life eternal, which cannot be corrupted, of which things thou art also per- suaded. In everything I will be instead ^ of thy soul, and my bonds which thou hast loved.