And from those who were esteemed to be something -- whatever they were then, it maketh no difference to me -- the face of man God accepteth not, for -- to me those esteemed did add nothing,

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

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

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;

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth him to know;

When

and if I have prophecy, and know all the secrets, and all the knowledge, and if I have all the faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing;

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,

I have become a fool -- boasting; ye -- ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles -- even if I am nothing.

He deceiveth

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

if we may say -- 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

General references

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth -- God;