 7 ስለ ሥጋ ማሰብ በእግዚአብሔር ዘንድ ጥል ነውና፤ ለእግዚአብሔር ሕግ አይገዛምና፥ መገዛትም ተስኖታል፤ 8 በሥጋ ያሉትም እግዚአብሔርን ደስ ሊያሰኙት አይችሉም።
the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so; 8and those who are in the flesh cannot please God .