¹² For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

¹ Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

¹² Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

² Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

¹¹ the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

¹⁸ for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.

² Truly -- ye `are' the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

²⁷ The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

¹⁸ for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

¹² for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have `something' in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;