Original - The Coptic Orthodox Church

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before the face of Elisha fEA/<r<rtf70$) altogether leprous, be
cause that he had stolen from the gifts fi&pov) which had
been brought in the name of the Lord God. For (yap) this
(man) gat a curse and his seed (ffirspfta)
for ever.
( 89). But (#AA#) thou, steward (olxov.), which receivest all
the gifts fiupov) that are over and above for the affairs of
the whole church (JxjcA.), thou shalt not hide them from the
bishop (eV.), neither (ov$e) shall the bishop (STT.) set aught in
his (sole) keeping; but (<#AA#) the treasures of the house of
the Lord shall be in the keeping of the steward (olxov.), a
seal (ffQpxyis) remaining in the hand of the bishop (fV.). On
this wise shall it be with the treasury (yafyQvhaxiov) of the
gold: it shall be in the stewardship (oify
( 93)- make to] cease every affair and every work (spyzriz) at B. XXI.
the hour of the offering (7rpco-(J).), that they may stand to
hear God s word, one with another. Those (+ (tsv)
that are
zealous (mouSa tog) have not need (%/>/#) of a charge (Trxpxy-
ysAia) such as this; for (xai yap) they go daily to the church
(Jx.), especially (ftahurTa) on the fourth and the sixth days,
but (Sf)
still more (on) the days of Sabbath (<rappzTOv) and
the Lord s Day (xvpizKy). But (^ ) after the assembly (wvaZte)
is dispersed [ ] the time of the [ ] thing,
especially that which we [ ], that is precious and
exalted (?) above everything of [ ].
No one of the
faithful (TTKrros) shall enter a tavern (-xuTryAot;) for to drink,
especially (/ci#;i/oT#)
one wherein is a woman. No man shall
enter a brothel (Tropvsfov) to defile himself.
( 94). But (Sf)
if a youth [have come] to the time for
taking a wife,[and ] his parents take [not]
[for him], but (^AA^) grieve (MTTSU) [him],
(xp^a) shall [come upon] them. If [
1
( 101)] their house. [
Probably of the monastery ;
a wife
his accusation
1. 3] the mother of [ ]
but the text differs much from the Arabic.
P. IV,