Regula Benedicti: good works 10 (chapter IV)
The Latin:
46. vitam aeternam omni concupiscentia spiritali desiderare,
47. mortem cotidie ante oculos suspectam habere.
48. Actus vitae suae omni hora custodire,
49. in omni loco Deum se respicere pro certo scire.
50. Cogitationes malas cordi suo advenientes mox ad Christum allidere.
The English:
46. To desire eternal life with all spiritual longing.
47. To keep death before one’s eyes daily.
48. To keep a constant watch over the actions of our life.
49. To hold as certain that God sees us everywhere.
50. To dash at once against Christ the evil thoughts which rise in one’s heart.
