Once upon a time there was a general and a bishop, it happened to them to be in conversation. Became the general of the bishop ask:

- Your Grace, we are sinful people, we cannot live without sin, not to eat, but how can you endure, never sin your whole life?

The bishop replies:

“Send me an answer tomorrow.”

The next day, the general says to his lackey:

- Go to the bishop, ask him for an answer.

A footman came to the bishop, a novice reported to him.

“Let him stand,” said the bishop. Here stood the footman of the hour, both the other and the third; no answer. Requests novice:

- Say again to the lord.

“Let him stand still,” the bishop replies.

A footman stood for a long time, stood, could not stand it - he lay down right away and fell asleep and slept until morning. In the morning he returned to the general and said:

- I kept it until the morning, but did not give any answer.

“Again,” says the general, “go to him and by all means ask for an answer.”

A footman went, came to the bishop, he called him to his cell and asked:

- You stood yesterday with me?

- Stood.

- And then went to bed and fell asleep?

- Lay down and fell asleep.

- Well, then my x ... th will rise - stand, stand, then fall and fall asleep. So tell the general.