Day 7 concludes Chapter 3, A Parable, and begins Chapter 4, Understanding by Faith.

Having last month covered the teaching for the unsurpassed enlightenment equal to that of the Buddha, we come to those who rejoice at hearing this sutra.

I am the King of the Dharma.
I expound the Dharma without hindrance.
I appeared in this world
In order to give peace to all living beings.

Sariputra!
I expound this seal of the Dharma
In order to benefit
[All living beings] of the world.
Do not propagate it carelessly
At the place where you are!

Anyone who rejoices at hearing this sutra,
And who receives it respectfully,
Know this, has already reached
The stage of avaivartika.

Anyone who believes and receives this sutra
Should be considered
To have already seen the past Buddhas,
Respected them, made offerings to them,
And heard the Dharma from them
In his previous existence.

Anyone who believes what you expound
Should be considered
To have already seen all of us,
That is, you and me,
And the Sangha of bhiksus,
And the Bodhisattvas.

I expound only to people of profound wisdom
This Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma Because men of little wisdom would doubt this sutra,
And not understand it even if they heard it.
No Sravaka
Or Pratyekabuddha
Can understand
This sutra.

Even you, Sariputra,
Have understood this sutra
Only by faith.
Needless to say,
The other Sravakas cannot do otherwise.
They will be able to follow this sutra
Only because they believe my words,
Not because they have wisdom.

Only by faith.