The income barely provided his sustenance and covering, but he was content, for when his secular work was finished each day, he laid down the tools of his trade and did what he came to Corinth for in the first place ​ — he preached the good news! ​ — Philippians 4: 11, 12.
काम मुश्‍किल था, और तंबू के खुरदरे कपड़े के साथ काम करते करते कभी - कभी उसके हाथों से खून भी निकला होगा ।