¹⁰ The first step of humility, then, is that a monk, while always keeping “before his eyes the fear of God” (Ps 36:2), should flee forgetfulness in everything, ¹¹ and he should be ever mindful of all that God has taught, so that he always turns over in his heart both how hell, because of sin, burns up those who despise God, and how eternal life has been prepared for those who fear God.