¹¹ Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. ¹² I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.

⁵ Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,

¹⁸ Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.