7. For we have brought nothing into the world, so that neither can we bring anything out.
8. But if we have food and clothing, with these things we will be content.
9. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
10. For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.
11. But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.
12. Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13. I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,