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For Y wole, that alle men be as my silf. But eche man hath his propre yifte of God; oon thus, and another thus.

That if the vnfeithful departith, departe he. For whi the brother or sistir is not suget to seruage in siche; for God hath clepid vs in pees.

But as the Lord hath departid to ech, and as God hath clepid ech man, so go he, as Y teche in alle chirchis.

Circumcisioun is nouyt, and prepucie is nouyt, but the kepyng of the maundementis of God.

Therfor ech man in what thing he is clepid a brothir, dwelle he in this anentis God.

But of virgyns Y haue no comaundement of God; but Y yyue counseil, as he that hath mercy of the Lord, that Y be trewe.

But Y wole, that ye be without bisynesse, for he that is without wijf, is bisi what thingis ben of the Lord, hou he schal plese God.

But sche schal be more blessid, if sche dwellith thus, aftir my counsel; and Y wene, that Y haue the Spirit of God.

And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym.

But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon.

netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym.

Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente.

For it is writun in the lawe of Moises, Thou schalt not bynde the mouth of the ox threischynge. Whethir of oxun is charge to God?

as Y were vndur the lawe, whanne Y was not vndur the lawe, to wynne hem that weren vndur the lawe; to hem that weren with out lawe, as Y were with out lawe, whanne Y was not with out the lawe of God, but Y was in the lawe of Crist, to wynne hem that weren with out lawe.

But not in ful manye of hem it was wel pleasaunt to God; for whi thei weren cast doun in desert.

Temptacioun take `not you, but mannus temptacioun; for God is trewe, which schal not suffre you to be temptid aboue that that ye moun; but he schal make with temptacioun also purueyaunce, that ye moun suffre.

But tho thingis that hethene men offren, thei offren to deuelis, and not to God. But Y nyle, that ye ben maad felowis of feendis; for ye moun not drynke the cuppe of the Lord, and the cuppe of fendis;

Therfor whether ye eten, or drynken, or don ony other thing, do ye alle thingis `in to the glorie of God.

Be ye with outen sclaundre to Jewis, and to hethene men, and to the chirche of God;

But Y wole that ye wite, that Crist is heed of ech man; but the heed of the womman is the man; and the heed of Crist is God.