The Book of Mormon

Alma 29:3

1830 Edition

But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I had ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.

Changes

But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I had ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.

Simple English

But I am just a man. It is wrong for me to wish for this. I should be happy with what the Lord has given me.

Paraphrase

But I’m just a man, and there’s sin even in wishing for more. I should be content with what the Lord has given me.