Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. |
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: |
Not that I speak from (according to) want; for I have learned to be content (self-sufficient) in whatever circumstances I am. |
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. |
Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am. |
It is not that I speak as regards a need, for, so far as I am concerned, I have come to learn, in the circumstances in which I am placed, to be independent of these and self-sufficient. |
Nor do I mean that I have been in actual need, for I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. |
Not that I refer to any personal want, for I have learned to be contented in whatever circumstances I am. |
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