I will say it again. Don’t let anyone think I’m a fool. But if you do, put up with me just as you would put up with a fool. Then I can do a little bragging.

我再说，人不可把我看作愚妄的。纵然如此，也要把我当作愚妄人接纳，叫我可以略略自夸。

我再说，谁都不可把我看作愚蠢的；即使你们把我当作愚蠢人，那么，也让我稍微夸夸口吧。

我再说，谁都不可把我看作愚蠢的；即使你们把我当作愚蠢人，那么，也让我稍微夸夸口吧。

我再说，谁也别把我当作傻瓜。如果你们真的当我是傻瓜，就把我当傻瓜看待吧！好让我也能说几句自夸的话。

我再说，谁也不要以为我是愚昧的；就算这样，也要接纳我这个愚昧的人，使我可以稍微地夸口。

我再说：谁都不要以为我是愚妄的人！否则，至少该接受我这个像是愚妄的人，好让我也可以稍微自夸。

我再說，人不可把我看作愚妄的。縱然如此，也要把我當作愚妄人接納，叫我可以略略自誇。

我再說，誰都不可把我看作愚蠢的；即使你們把我當作愚蠢人，那麼，也讓我稍微誇誇口吧。

我再說，誰都不可把我看作愚蠢的；即使你們把我當作愚蠢人，那麼，也讓我稍微誇誇口吧。

我再說，誰也別把我當作傻瓜。如果你們真的當我是傻瓜，就把我當傻瓜看待吧！好讓我也能說幾句自誇的話。

我再說，誰也不要以為我是愚昧的；就算這樣，也要接納我這個愚昧的人，使我可以稍微地誇口。

我再說吧，不要有人以我為糊塗；縱然如此，也要就你們所以我為糊塗的來接納我啊，讓我也可以稍微地誇口！

我再說：誰都不要以為我是愚妄的人！否則，至少該接受我這個像是愚妄的人，好讓我也可以稍微自誇。

我復有言、人勿以我為愚、若然、仍當以愚納我、俾我稍以自誇、

余言人不可以我為狂、既以我為狂而納我、則亦聽我自詡、

我復言、人勿視我為狂、若視我為狂、亦當納我如納狂者、使我畧可自誇、

吾重復言之、吾非狂誕之人、若必欲視吾為狂誕、即以狂誕見納而不辭、其能容吾稍逞自誇乎！

I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting.

I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.

I repeat: Let no one consider me a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool so that I can also boast a little.

Again I say, let no one think me foolish; but if you do, receive me even as foolish, so that I also may boast a little.

I say again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.

I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if ye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.

I repeat: No one should consider me a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool, so I too may boast a little.

I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.

I hope you will put up with me in a little foolish bragging. Yes, please put up with me!

Suppose I decide to brag. That would not make me a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I don’t brag, so that no one will think more of me than they should. People should judge me by what I do and say.

You are so wise! You gladly put up with fools!

I have made a fool of myself. But you made me do it. You should have praised me. Even though I am nothing, I am in no way less important than the“ super- apostles.”

I’m ashamed to have to say that I was too weak for that! Whatever anyone else dares to brag about, I also dare to brag about. I’m speaking like a fool!Are they Hebrews? So am I. Do they belong to the people of Israel? So do I. Are they Abraham’s children? So am I.Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.