4 but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings, 6 in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love, 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true, 9 as unknown and yet well known, as dying and behold—we live, as punished and not killed, 10 as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

4 Anzi, rendendoci noi stessi approvati in ogni cosa, come ministri di Dio, in molta sofferenza, in afflizioni, in necessità, in distrette,

5 in battiture, in prigioni, in turbamenti, in travagli, in vigilie, in digiuni;

6 in purità, in conoscenza, in pazienza, in benignità, in Ispirito Santo, in carità non finta;

7 in parola di verità, in virtù di Dio, con le armi di giustizia a destra ed a sinistra;

8 per gloria, e per ignominia; per buona fama, e per infamia;

9 come seduttori, e pur veraci; come sconosciuti, e pur riconosciuti; come morenti, e pure ecco viviamo; come castigati, ma pure non messi a morte;

10 come contristati, e pur sempre allegri; come poveri, e pure arricchendo molti; come non avendo nulla, e pur possedendo ogni cosa