³⁶ But if a man thinks that he’s treating his fiancée improperly and will inevitably give in to his passion, let him marry her as he wishes. It is not a sin.

³⁷ But if he has decided firmly not to marry and there is no urgency and he can control his passion, he does well not to marry.

⁹ But if they can’t control themselves, they should go ahead and marry. It’s better to marry than to burn with lust.

³³ The few not cut off from serving at my altar will survive, but only so their eyes can go blind and their hearts break, and their children will die a violent death.^[a]