Let each one remain in that situation in life in which he was called.
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.
The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage.
to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.
Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.