1. I see our body needs the food of its life
In a measure that protects it from the harm of weakness and obesity

2. The most beneficial fast was a predetermined day
On the condition that its fulfillment returns with scarcity

3. So beware of obesity and gluttony
Lest adultery takes you unexpectedly in the midst of desire

4. Hold firmly to the rope of contentment
For how much pain accompanies a bulging belly

5. Let the body be content with sufficiency, practicing abstinence
Better than it is to indulge in taste and pleasure

6. For the purity of the soul from the turbidity of blindness
Is through fasting, abstinence, and health