9
If one is greedy, he is ruled by the law through his reason so that he neither gleans his 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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.