On Sundays likewise all shall apply themselves to reading…

On Sundays likewise all shall apply themselves to reading, except those who are assigned to various duties. But if there be anyone so careless and slothful that he will not or cannot study or read, let him be given some work to perform, so that he may not be idle. Sick or delicate brethren should be assigned a task or a craft of such kind that on the one hand they may not be idle, and on the other not be overborne by excessive toil and driven away from the monastery. The abbot should have consideration for their weakness.