Moffatt(i)
1 I decided I would not pay you another painful visit.
2 For if I pain you, then who is to give me pleasure? None but the very people I am paining!
3 So the very reason I wrote was that I might not come only to be pained by those who ought to give me joy; I relied on you all, I felt sure that my joy would be a joy for everyone of you.
4 For I wrote you in sore distress and misery of heart, with many a tear — not to pain you but to convince you of my love, my special love for you.