But avoid profane chatter, ¹  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ² 

O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid ¹  the profane chatter and absurdities ²  of so-called “knowledge.” ³ 

In all hard work ¹  there is profit, but merely talking about it ²  only brings ³  poverty. ⁴ 

Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo ¹  like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. ²  O sovereign master, ³  I am oppressed; help me! ⁴