ourselves[1] we do not fear to commit. In words alone [tantum] we obey Thee, in heart we lie. And what we do not say we desire we approve of by our acts.[2] Spare, Lord, those confessing, pardon those sinning. Pity those asking Thee, for in Thy mysteries my perception is weak.[3] Show, Lord, Thou who dost not receive prayers [verba] from us[4] with hard heart, that through Thee Thou mayest bestow pardon on us, O Jesus Christ our Lord.[5]
I will confess to Thee, my God, because I have sinned in heaven and in earth,[6] and before Thee, and before Thy angels, and before the face of all Thy saints.
I have sinned by negligence of Thy commands and of my deeds.
I have sinned by pride and by envy.
I have sinned by detraction and by avarice.
I have sinned by luxury[7] and by malice.
I have sinned by fornication and by gluttony.[8]
I have sinned by false testimony and by hatred of men.
I have sinned by theft and by robbery [rapinam].
I have sinned by blasphemy and by the desire of the flesh.
I have sinned by drunkenness and by hateful tales.
I have sinned by contentions and by quarrelling.
I have sinned by swearing and anger.
I have sinned by earthly and transitory joy.
I have sinned by fear and by the weakness (?) of my mind [suavitatem mentis meæ].
I have sinned by deceit and by murmuring.
I have sinned by the instability of faith of mind, and by the impiety of doubt.[9]
I have sinned by unmercifulness and by despising of men.
