If I have any worth, it is to live my life for God so as to teach these peoples; even though some of them still look down on me.

If I be worthy, I live for my God to teach the heathen, even though they may despise me.

How is it that in Ireland, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately become a people of the Lord, and are called children of God; the sons of. the Irish and the daughters of the chieftains are to be seen as monks and virgins of Christ.

I have vowed to my God to teach the heathen, though I be despised by some.

I partly know why I have not led a perfect life like other believers. But I avow to my Lord, and I do not lie, that from the time when I first knew him, the love of God and the fear of him has grown in me from my youth so that I have, by the power of God, always till now kept the faith.

Even though human life may be the most precious thing on earth, we always behave as if there were something of higher value than human life.