ତୀମଥିଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ ପାଉଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ର 6:10
ଧନର ଲୋଭ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ମନ୍ଦର କାରଣ। ଅଧିକରୁ ଅଧିକ ଧନ ପାଇବା ଲୋଭ ରେ କେତେ ଲୋକ ସତ୍ଯ ବିଶ୍ବାସକୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି। କିନ୍ତୁ ସପରେି କରିବା ଦ୍ବାରା ସମାନେେ ନିଜ ଉପରକୁ ଅନକେ ଦୁଃଖ ଟାଣି ଆଣିଛନ୍ତି।
| For | ῥίζα | rhiza | REE-za |
| the love of | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| money | πάντων | pantōn | PAHN-tone |
| is | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| the root | κακῶν | kakōn | ka-KONE |
| all of | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| ἡ | hē | ay | |
| evil: | φιλαργυρία | philargyria | feel-ar-gyoo-REE-ah |
| which | ἧς | hēs | ase |
| while some after, | τινες | tines | tee-nase |
| coveted | ὀρεγόμενοι | oregomenoi | oh-ray-GOH-may-noo |
| they have erred | ἀπεπλανήθησαν | apeplanēthēsan | ah-pay-pla-NAY-thay-sahn |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | ah-POH |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| faith, | πίστεως | pisteōs | PEE-stay-ose |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| pierced through | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | ay-af-TOOS |
| themselves | περιέπειραν | periepeiran | pay-ree-A-pee-rahn |
| with many | ὀδύναις | odynais | oh-THYOO-nase |
| sorrows. | πολλαῖς | pollais | pole-LASE |