惭愧得很，我必须说，我们太软弱了，做不出那样的事！然而，别人敢夸口的，让我再讲一句傻话，我也敢。

我说这话是羞辱自己，好像我们从前是软弱的。然而，人在何事上勇敢，（我说句愚妄话，）我也勇敢。

说来惭愧，在这方面好像我们是太软弱了。然而，我说句蠢话，人在什么事上敢夸口，我也敢夸口。

说来惭愧，在这方面好像我们是太软弱了。然而，我说句蠢话，人在什么事上敢夸口，我也敢夸口。

说来惭愧，我们太软弱了。说句愚昧的话，如果有人在什么事上是勇敢的，我也是勇敢的。

说来惭愧，我们倒好像是软弱的。但如果有人在什么事上大胆——我说句愚妄的话——我也大胆！

我說這話是羞辱自己，好像我們從前是軟弱的。然而，人在何事上勇敢，（我說句愚妄話，）我也勇敢。

說來慚愧，在這方面好像我們是太軟弱了。然而，我說句蠢話，人在甚麼事上敢誇口，我也敢誇口。

說來慚愧，在這方面好像我們是太軟弱了。然而，我說句蠢話，人在甚麼事上敢誇口，我也敢誇口。

慚愧得很，我必須說，我們太軟弱了，做不出那樣的事！然而，別人敢誇口的，讓我再講一句傻話，我也敢。

說來慚愧，我們太軟弱了。說句愚昧的話，如果有人在甚麼事上是勇敢的，我也是勇敢的。

說句不體面的話吧，這樣的事，我們就太軟弱作不來了！其實呢、憑愚氣說吧，誰在甚麼事上大膽，我也大膽！

說來慚愧，我們倒好像是軟弱的。但如果有人在什麼事上大膽——我說句愚妄的話——我也大膽！

此我卑己而言、如嘗懦弱、但人所毅然、我亦毅然、斯言有若愚也、

余言若狂、有辱我者、謂我庸劣、如彼儼然、余亦儼然、

且我辱己而言、似我為懦弱者、然彼有所敢誇、我亦敢誇、我此言似狂矣、

吾之狂妄、尚不及此也。惟若有人對予信口雌黃、以予為愚昧、則恕我狂妄、吾亦儼然不敢多讓。

To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! Whatever anyone else dares to boast about— I am speaking as a fool— I also dare to boast about.

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!

To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast of— I am speaking as a fool— I also dare to boast of that.

I’m ashamed to say that we’ve been too“ weak” to do that! But whatever they dare to boast about— I’m talking like a fool again— I dare to boast about it, too.

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:

To my shame I must say that we have been weak by comparison. But in whatever respect anyone else is bold— I am speaking in foolishness— I too am bold.

To our shame I say that we were too weak for that! But in whatever anyone is bold— I speak foolishly— I am bold also.

I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold( I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

I say this to our shame: We have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to boast— I am talking foolishly— I also dare:

I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold,( I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

( To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about( I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold( I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

因为有人说：“他信中的话有分量，很严厉，他本人却软弱无能，言语粗俗。”

我这样说，并不是主的意思，而是像一个傻瓜一样夸口。

他们是希伯来人，我也是。他们是以色列人，我也是。他们是亚伯拉罕的子孙，我也是。他们自称是基督的仆人，我说句狂话，我更是！我比他们更辛苦，坐牢更多，身受更重的鞭打，经常出生入死。我被犹太同胞鞭打了五次，每次三十九鞭，被罗马人用棍打了三次，被人用石头打了一次，遇到船难三次，曾在大海上漂浮了一天一夜。我常常四处奔波，遭遇江河的危险、盗贼的威胁、同胞的威胁、外族的威胁，城中的危险，旷野的危险，海上的危险和假信徒的威胁。我劳碌困苦，不得安眠，又饥又渴，挨饿受冻，赤身露体。

你们以为我在你们中间的时候很温和，不在你们中间的时候却很严厉。如今，我保罗以基督的谦卑和温柔亲自劝你们：我去的时候，请不要逼我这样严厉地对待你们，我的严厉是用来对付那些说我凭血气行事的人。

我写这封信是预先警告你们，免得我到你们当中的时候，必须运用基督给我的权柄严厉地对待你们。基督赐给我这权柄是为了造就人，不是毁坏人。

因为真正受割礼的人是我们这些靠着上帝的灵敬拜、以基督耶稣为荣、不倚靠自身条件的人。其实我也可以靠自身的条件。如果别人觉得可以靠自身的条件，我更可以。我出生后第八天就受了割礼，我是以色列人，属于便雅悯支派，是地地道道的希伯来人。论守律法，我是法利赛人；论热心，我曾经迫害教会；论律法要求的义，我是无可指责的。