21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good.

21 So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me.

21 I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.

21 I find then the law upon me who will to practise what is right, that with me evil is there.

21 So I’ve discovered this truth: Evil is present with me even when I want to do what God’s standards say is good.

21 So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me.

21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand.

21 Consequently, I find the principle with me, the one who wants to do good, that evil is present with me.

21 Here is the law I find working in me. When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.