¹⁴ Now I am getting ready to come to you for a third time, and I do not intend to be a burden to you. What I want is not your money, but you yourselves. Children are not expected to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. ¹⁵ I will be happy to spend and be spent for you. Are you going to love me less because I love you so much more?

¹⁶ In any case, let it be assumed that I myself did not prove to be a burden to you. However, you may say that I was crafty and took you in by a trick.