^16 (A)Be of the same mind toward one another; ^(B)do not be haughty in mind, but ^[a]associate with the lowly. ^(C)Do not be wise in your own estimation.

^18 (A)Let no man deceive himself. ^(B)If any man among you thinks that he is wise in ^(C)this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. ¹⁹ For ^(D)the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is ^(E)the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; ²⁰ and again, “^(F)The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.”