 7 ስለ ሥጋ ማሰብ በእግዚአብሔር ዘንድ ጥል ነውና ፤ ለእግዚአብሔር ሕግ አይገዛምና ፥ መገዛትም ተስኖታል ፤ 8 በሥጋ ያሉትም እግዚአብሔርን ደስ ሊያሰኙት አይችሉም።
7because 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.