83. Be zealous for the virtues, and you will be saved. Walk in the valley, and dwell in heaven.

84. The fear of God is a great good, an inalienable inheritance, an undependable treasure: it sows and grows, heals and strengthens, cleanses and builds, lays the foundation and completes the building.

85. He who has renounced the world must devote himself with all his soul to spiritual pursuits and abide in them continuously. Whoever works today and sleeps tomorrow will have no time for anything.

86. In the church one should stand with all reverence, so that, instead of diminishing sins, one does not multiply them. With great fear, one should send up songs of praise to God and confess one's sins, in order to persuade God to forgive them. Beware of going from place to place, looking around, talking, for here is the Lord with a host of His angels. The reading and study of the Divinely inspired Scriptures delights the path of zealots of piety and richly provides the means for the easiest way to accomplish it.

87. Whether you speak, do anything, or reason, do everything for God and dedicate everything to Him, Who knows the innermost things of the heart and gives grace to do that which is salvific.

88. One must guard one's heart with all care, pay attention to oneself, have recourse to God's mercy, and always contradict evil and evil thoughts.

89. The true foundation of prayer is to listen soberly to one's thoughts and to pray in great silence and peace.

90. See that you do not lift yourself up in your heart, but say to yourself, "I am an unqualified servant, and I have done only what I had to do."

91. If anyone asks you, "Who is a man?" say to him, "A man is one who loves God with all his heart and zealously fulfills His commandments."

92. There is nothing more unwise than to approach the Divine Mysteries, working with sin and passions.

93. In time of silence expect a storm, in time of health — sickness, in time of wealth —

poverty, in times of contentment, famine, and you will not fall under the weight of the calamities that befall you.

95. If you have confessed your sins, be zealous for virtue; if you have received permission, do not bind yourself again; if you have been cleansed, do not defile yourself again. We need strict repentance, many prayers, labor, and patience in order to be worthy of heavenly blessings.

96. As the cart also came into being, so is the soul and the body. When it is blind or asleep, the cart falls into the ditch and is ruined, but when it is awake and rules well, the cart is driven properly. So it is in man: when the soul is sober and awake, the body is kept pure, but when the soul is darkened by negligence, the body falls into the pit of impurity.