18 It is fine to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to be so always, not just when I am with you.

18 It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you,

18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

18 If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.

18 It is good for people to show interest in you, but only if their purpose is good. This is always true, not just when I am with you.

18 But it is good to be zealously sought in a good matter at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 But it is right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you—

18 (Devotion to a good cause is always good, even when I’m not with you.) 

18 Now it is always good to be enthusiastic about good—and not just when I am with you.

18 It is good to be made much of for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 But it is good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

18 It is fine to be committed to something, if the purpose is good. And you shouldn’t be committed only when I am with you. You should always be committed.

18 But it is good always to be eagerly sought in a commendable manner, and not only when I am present with you.