But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.

If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.