And he heard another voice behind the gates, which said:

“Who is this man, and how did he live on earth?”

And the voice of the Accuser again repeated all the sinner’s evil deeds, and not a single good one.

And the voice from behind the gates replied:

“Go hence! Such sinners cannot live with us in Paradise.” Then the sinner said:

“Lord, I hear thy voice, but I see thee not, nor do I know thy name.”

And the voice answered:

“I am David; king and prophet.”

The sinner did not despair, nor did he leave the gates of paradise, but said: