⁸ for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.^(A)

¹¹ Not that I say this because of need, for I have learned, in whatever situation I find myself, to be self-sufficient.^{(A) 12} I know indeed how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need.

⁵ Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”^(A)