CLV(i)
14 Lo! this third time I hold myself ready to come to you and I shall not be an encumberance, for I am not seeking yours but you. For the children ought not to be hoarding for the parents, but the parents for the children. "
15 Yet with the greatest relish shall I spend and be bankrupted for the sake of your souls, even if loving you more exceedingly diminishes your love for me. "
16 Now, let be, I do not overburden you, but, being inherently crafty, I got you by guile! "