2. and those having believing masters, let them not slight [them], because they are brethren, but rather let them serve, because they are stedfast and beloved, who of the benefit are partaking. These things be teaching and exhorting;
3. if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety,
4. he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,
5. wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;
6. but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;
7. for nothing did we bring into the world--[it is] manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;
8. but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;
9. and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
10. for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;