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;
11. and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
12. be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.
13. I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,
14. that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15. which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,