For this reason, it also urges us: “[Let] those who rejoice [be] as those who do not rejoice, and those who buy as those not possessing, and those making use of the world as those not using it to the full. ” ​ — 1 Corinthians 7: 29 - 31.
Seepärast õhutab Piibel: „Kes on rõõmsad, nagu ei olekski rõõmsad, ja kes ostavad, nagu ei saakski seda enesele pidada, ja kes seda maailma tarvitavad, nagu ei tarvitakski seda ”.