²² adulteries,^(A) greed,^(B) evil actions, deceit,^(C) self-indulgence,^(D) envy,^[a] slander,^(E) pride,^(F) and foolishness.^(G)

¹⁷ What I am saying in this matter^[a] of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but as it were, foolishly.

²¹ I say this to our shame: We have been too weak for that!

But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am talking foolishly—I also dare: