8. And when we ate another person’s food, we always paid for it. We worked very hard night and day so we would not be an expense to any of you.
9. We had the right to ask you to help us, but we worked to take care of ourselves so we would be an example for you to follow.
10. When we were with you, we gave you this rule: “Anyone who refuses to work should not eat.”
11. We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They do nothing but busy themselves in other people’s lives.
12. We command those people and beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own food.
13. But you, brothers and sisters, never become tired of doing good.