Happy the man whose good right hand
Seeks but God’s praise, and flings his gold
Broadcast, nor lets his left hand know
The gracious deed; for wealth untold
Shall crown him through eternal years
With usury an hundredfold.

VIII.  HYMNUS post IEIUNIUM

Christe servorum regimen tuorum,
mollibus qui nos moderans habenis
leniter frenas facilique septos

                    lege coerces: 

ipse cum portans onus inpeditum 5
corporis duros tuleris labores,
maior exemplis famulos remisso

                    dogmate palpas.

Nona submissum rotat hora solem
partibus vixdum tribus evolutis, 10
quarta devexo superest in axe

                    portio lucis.

Nos brevis voti dape vindicata
solvimus festum fruimurque mensis
adfatim plenis, quibus inbuatur 15

                    prona voluptas.

Tantus aeterni favor est magistri,
doctor indulgens ita nos amico
lactat hortatu, levis obsequela ut

                    mulceat artus. 20

Addit et, ne quis velit invenusto
sordidus cultu lacerare frontem,
sed decus vultus capitisque pexum

                    comat honorem.

Terge ieiunans, ait, omne corpus, 25
neve subducto faciem rubore
luteus tinguat color aut notetur

                    pallor in ore.

Rectius laeto tegimus pudore,
quidquid ad cultum Patris exhibemus:  30
cernit occultum Deus et latentem

                    munere donat.

Ille ovem morbo residem gregique
perditam sano male dissipantem
vellus adfixis vepribus per hirtae 35

                    devia silvae.

Inpiger pastor revocat lupisque
gestat exclusis humeros gravatus,
inde purgatam revehens aprico

                    reddit ovili:  40

Reddit et pratis viridique campo,
vibrat inpexis ubi nulla lappis
spina, nec germen sudibus perarmat

                    carduus horrens: 

Sed frequens palmis nemus et reflexa 45
vernat herbarum coma, tum perennis
gurgitem vivis vitreum fluentis

                    laurus obumbrat.

Hisce pro donis tibi, fide pastor,
servitus quaenam poterit rependi? 50
nulla conpensant pretium salutis

                    vota precantum.

Quamlibet spreto sine more pastu
sponte confectos tenuemus artus,
teque contemptis epulis rogemus 55

                    nocte dieque;