1 Timóteo 3

1 yadi kazcid adhyakSapadam AkAgkSatE tarhi sa uttamaM karmma lipsata iti satyaM|

2 atO’dhyakSENAninditEnaikasyA yOSitO bhartrA parimitabhOgEna saMyatamanasA sabhyEnAtithisEvakEna zikSaNE nipuNEna

3 na madyapEna na prahArakENa kintu mRdubhAvEna nirvvivAdEna nirlObhEna

4 svaparivArANAm uttamazAsakEna pUrNavinItatvAd vazyAnAM santAnAnAM niyantrA ca bhavitavyaM|

5 yata AtmaparivArAn zAsituM yO na zaknOti tEnEzvarasya samitEstattvAvadhAraNaM kathaM kAriSyatE?

6 aparaM sa garvvitO bhUtvA yat zayatAna iva daNPayOgyO na bhavEt tadarthaM tEna navaziSyENa na bhavitavyaM|

7 yacca nindAyAM zayatAnasya jAlE ca na patEt tadarthaM tEna bahiHsthalOkAnAmapi madhyE sukhyAtiyuktEna bhavitavyaM|