Всё мне позволительно, но не всё полезно; всё мне позволительно, но ничто не должно обладать мною.
“I have the right to do anything,” you say — but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything” — but I will not be mastered by anything.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.
You say, “I am allowed to do anything” — but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not [e]helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of [f]any.
All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.