And the chief of the spirits, Mastêmâ, came and said: "Lord, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them hearken to my voice, and do all that I shall say unto them;
for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men;
for these are for corruption and leading astray before my judgment, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men."
And He said: "Let the tenth part of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend into the place of condemnation."