O Lord, your word breaks the rock like a hammer, and parts the innermost self like a sword. The world is full of evil, and every evil one causes hatred. Lust excites lust, stinginess instigates people to collect money, and revenge is followed by a series of fight. Christ said: "It is impossible but that offences will come, for the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one, and men are drunk with the evil spirit. He who continues in the spirit of his self-love, hurts others through his bad example and unclean works, and does not help them into salvation and purity, corrupts greatly the creatures of God, while condemnation lies in wait for him. By way of explanation for the punishment prepared for such a man after his death, Christ states that it is more terrible than hanging a millstone about his neck, taking him on a boat, and casting him into the sea where he becomes food for the fish.
All children bear within themselves the inheritance of evil and inclination to sin. But woe to him who wakes these motives and characters in them, and makes them used to lying, cursing, anger, impurity, prostitution, robbery, hardheartedness, and all that is dirty in the eyes of the Lord. Woe to us parents, if we are not holy and humble example to our children. Woe to every teacher, uncle, relative, mayor, and priest, who does not walk cleanly and brokenly before God, producing a bad effect on his surroundings. Did you notice how Christ portrayed in his words the condemnation against you?