1. O honored and pious father,
Priest adorned with pure knowledge,

2. Listen to advice that brings you satisfaction
In confession you have recounted light abundantly.

3. O priest who requires
You are the friend and skilled judge

4. You must recognize the type of penitent
As well as his status and profession that you describe.

5. If you are prohibited and will not absolve
Then you have no right to absolve

6. And you cannot absolve what has been preserved
For leaders to use, be vigilant.

7. But at death, you will not refrain
So solve what is prohibited and impure together

8. And if you absolve the dead who separated
You make a grave mistake like one who killed.

9. In every secret there is a limited form
Composed of matter and shape.

10. Regret is the matter of confession
Nearby and sin cries out, send it away.

11. And the image of absolution in concise words
Its effect comes with a miraculous deed.

12. I absolve you from your sins, and say
After this with completeness and intend to absolve.

13. This is how you absolve a penitent who believes
If you do not know, leave him to comply

14. And do not let him mention his name or
The name of his accomplice when they were ignorant.

15. And ask him openly when he confessed
And if he fulfilled the law, discern what he committed.

16. Do not be surprised at his sin initially
So he does not appear withdrawn.

17. Be slow in his confession, stalling
And do not rush to hear him.

18. If he hid something wrong in confession
Intentionally, after sincere advice make him

19. Repeat everything he confessed
After hiding what came from him before.

20. Unless forgetfulness overwhelmed the obliged
After examining his mind, he does not commit.

21. And oblige him when his heart is corrected
With a comprehensive confession so he succeeds.

22. And to extend remembering what he did wrong
In amount, manner, then type with them.

23. And oblige him to return what he stole
And restore honor his clothes tore.

24. If he is unable to make restitution, follow
His confession and promise when he can fulfill.

25. And accept from him, then oblige his action
As atonement before you absolve him.

26. And do not let his penance be too lenient
Nor too difficult and sluggish.

27. For fasting opposes desire and charity
Resists the deed, and obedience renews trust.

28. As does prayer which distances thoughts
And this is the atonement of Christians.

29. If it was a difficult penance placed on him
By another teacher, intend to lift it.

30. Unless the penitent acknowledges
That sin which he was embroiled in.

31. And do not absolve an impure one unless you see
From him a sign of regret that I see.

32. And do not absolve one whose time of remorse
Is in the future, be knowledgeable.

33. If there is a confusing matter for you, object
In the confession, ask if you intend the purpose.

34. And if asked about sins, the penitent
Deny and say, “But he confesses well.”

35. And address after one who confessed to you
Only about what he reaped with his permission and be discreet.

36. And seek guidance from the comforting Spirit, the thoughts
And seek help now from the guardian angel.

37. Appealing through Mary the virgin
No mother in distress turned to her except she was satisfied.

38. So preserve, my beloved, this poem
For contained in it are treasured benefits.

39. And forgive its composer and includes its entirety
Blessed are you, who strove to do it.

40. And praise be to God for what we were given
Praise that lasts forever, amen.