11. Sin used this command to trick me, and because of it I died.
12. Still, the Law and its commands are holy and correct and good.
13. Am I saying that something good caused my death? Certainly not! It was sin that killed me by using something good. Now we can see how terrible and evil sin really is.
14. We know that the Law is spiritual. But I am merely a human, and I have been sold as a slave to sin.
15. In fact, I don't understand why I act the way I do. I don't do what I know is right. I do the things I hate.