^{7 Ref} Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.

^{8 Ref} But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

^{9 Ref} But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.