9
If one is greedy, one is ruled by the law through reason so that one neither gleans the harvest nor gathers the last grapes from the vineyard. In all other matters we can recognize that reason rules the emotions.
10
For the law prevails even over affection for parents, so that virtue is not abandoned for their sakes.
11
It is superior to love for one's wife, so that one rebukes her when she breaks the law.
12
It takes precedence over love for children, so that one punishes them for misdeeds.
13
It is sovereign over the relationship of friends, so that one rebukes friends when they act wickedly.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.