1. On the evildoing of Ahriman and the demons it says in revelation, that the evil which the evil spirit has produced for the creation of Ohrmazd it is possible to tell by this winter; and his body is that of a lizard whose place is filth.

2. He does not think, nor speak, nor act for the welfare of the creatures of Ohrmazd; and his business is unmercifulness and the destruction of this welfare, so that the creatures which Ohrmazd shall increase he will destroy; and his eyesight does not refrain from doing the creatures harm.

3. As it says that, 'ever since a creature wag created by us, I, who am Ohrmazd, have not rested at ease, on account of providing protection for my own creatures; and likewise not even he, the evil spirit, on account of contriving evil for the creatures.'

4. And by their devotion to witchcraft he seduces mankind into affection for himself and disaffection to Ohrmazd, so that they forsake the religion of Ohrmazd, and practice that of Ahriman.

5. He casts this into the thoughts of men, that this religion of Ohrmazd is naught, and it is not necessary to be steadfast in it.

6. Whoever gives that man anything, in whose law this saying is established, then the evil spirit is propitiated by him, that is, he has acted by his pleasure.

7. The business of Akoman is this, that he gave vile thoughts and discord to the creatures.

8. The business of the demon Andar is this, that he constrains the thoughts of the creatures from deeds of virtue, just like a leader who has well-constrained; and he casts this into the thoughts of men, that it is not necessary to have the sacred shirt sudre and thread-girdle kusti.

9. The business of the demon Savar, that is a leader of the demons, is this, that is, misgovernment, oppressive anarchy, and drunkenness.

10. The business of the demon Naikiyas is this, that he gives discontent to the creatures; as it says, that should this one give anything to those men whose opinion is this, that it is not necessary to have the sacred shirt and thread-girdle, then Andar, Savar, and Naikiyas are propitiated by him.

11. The demon Taprev is he who mingles poison with plants and creatures, as it says thus: 'Taprev the frustrater, and Zairich the maker of poison.'

12. All those six, it is said, are arch-fiends of the demons; the rest are cooperating and confederate with them.

13. This, too, it says, that should one give anything to a man who says that it is proper to have one boot, and in his law walking with one boot is established, then the fiend Taprev is propitiated by him.

14. The demon-Taromat is he who produces disobedience; the demon Mitrokht is the liar of the evil spirit; the demon Arashk is the spiteful fiend of the evil eye.

15. Theirs are the same appliances as the demon Eshm's, as it says that seven powers are given to Eshm, that he may utterly destroy the creatures therewith; with those seven powers he will destroy seven of the Kayanian heroes in his own time, but one will remain.

16. There where Mitrokht arrives, Arashk becomes welcome, and there where Arashk is welcome Eshm lays a foundation, and there where Eshm has a foundation, many creatures perish, and he causes much non-Iranianism.

17. Eshm mostly contrives all evil for the creatures of Ohrmazd, and the evil deeds of those Kayanian heroes have been more complete through Eshm, as it says, that Eshm, the impetuous assailant, causes them most.

18. The demon Vizaresh is he who struggles with the souls of men which have departed, those days and nights when they remain in the world; he carries them on, terror-stricken, and sits at the gate of hell.

19. The demon Uda is he who, when a man sits in a private place, or when he eats at meals, strikes his knee spiritually on his back, so that he bawls out and looks out, that chattering he may eat, chattering he may evacuate, and chattering he may make water, so that he may not attain unto the best existence.

20. The demon Akatash is the fiend of perversion, who makes the creatures averse from proper things; as it says; that whoever has given anything to that person whose opinion is this, that it is not necessary to have a high-priest, then the demon Eshm is propitiated by him.

21. Whoever has given anything to that person whose opinion is this, and who says, that it is not necessary to have a snake-killer, then Ahriman, with the foregoing demons, is propitiated by him; this is said of him who, when he sees a noxious creature, does not kill it.

22. A snake-killer is a stick on the end of which a leather thong is provided; and it is declared that every one of the good religion must possess one, that they may strike and kill noxious creatures and sinners more meritoriously with it.

23. Zarman is the demon who makes decrepit, whom they call old age.

24. Chishmak is he who makes disastrous, and also causes the whirlwind which passes over for disturbance.

25. The demon Vareno is he who causes illicit intercourse, as it says thus: 'Vareno the defiling.'

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