I am the honored and the scorned,
I am the harlot and the holy one.
I am the wife and the virgin.
I am the m[oth]er and the daughter.
You who hate me, why do you love me
And hate those who love me?
You who know me, become ignorant of me; and may those who have been ignorant of me come to know me.
For I am knowledge and ignorance.
I am shame and boldness. I am unashamed, I am ashamed. I am strength and I am fear. I am compassionate and I am cruel.
I am the disgraced and the exalted one.
Do not forsake me, And do not be afraid of my power.
Do not despise my fear And curse my pride.
I am she who exists in all fears and boldness in trembling. I am she who is weak, and I am well in a delightful place.
I am foolish and I am wise
I am godless and I am she whose God is numerous.
I am uneducated, and it is from me they learn.
Receive me to yourselves out of understanding [and] pain.
Hear me in softness and learn from me in harshness.
