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with quietness

"in a quiet, peaceful, and mild manner." Paul exhorts the meddlers to stop getting involved in other people's affairs.

eat their own bread

Bread here is a synecdoche for any kind of food. See how "bread" is translated in verse 8. Alternate translation: "eat their own food" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)