AgainI say,let noonethinkme foolish;but if[you do], receiveme evenas foolish,sothat I alsomay boasta little.
I wishthat you would bearwith me in a littlefoolishness;but indeedyou are bearingwith me.
For you, being[so] wise,toleratethe foolishgladly.
Boastingis necessary,thoughit is not profitable;but I will goon to visionsand revelationsof the Lord.
I have becomefoolish;you yourselvescompelledme. ActuallyI shouldhave been commendedby you, for in norespectwas I inferiorto the most eminentapostles,eventhoughI ama nobody.
For ifI do wishto boastI will not be foolish,for I will be speakingthe truth;but I refrain[from] [this], so that noonewill creditme with more thanhe sees[in] me orhearsfrom me.
For ifwe are beside ourselves,it is for God;ifwe are of sound mind,it is for you.
