Assamese: কাৰণ যদিও গৰ্ব কৰিবলৈ ইচ্ছা কৰোঁ, তথাপি মই অজ্ঞান নহ’ম; কিয়নো মই সত্য ক’ম; আৰু গৰ্ব কৰাৰ পৰা আতৰত থাকিম, যাতে কোনেও মোক শ্ৰেষ্ঠ বুলি জ্ঞান নকৰে; কিন্তু মোক যি দৰে দেখে বা যি দৰে মোৰ কথা শুনে, সেইদৰেহে মোক জ্ঞান কৰক৷
AYT: Akan tetapi, jika aku ingin berbangga, aku tidak akan menjadi bodoh karena aku akan mengatakan kebenaran. Namun, aku menahannya supaya tidak ada orang yang memandangku lebih dari apa yang mereka lihat atau yang mereka dengar tentang aku.
Bengali: যদি আমি নিজের বিষয়ে অহঙ্কার করতে চাই, তবে আমি নির্বোধ হব না, কারণ আমি সত্যিই বলবো। যেকোনো ভাবেই, আমি আর অহঙ্কার করব না, সুতরাং কেবলমাত্র তুমি আমার বিচার করো তুমি কি শুনেছ আমাকে বল, অথবা আগেই তুমি আমার বিষয়ে কি জেনেছ বল।
Gujarati: હું સાચું બોલું છું કે જો હું અભિમાન કરવા માગુ છું તો હું મૂર્ખ નહી થાઉં; કોઈ માણસ જેવો મને જુએ છે, અથવા મારું સાંભળે છે; તે કરતાં મને કંઈ મોટો ન ગણે માટે હું મૌન રહું છું.
Hindi: क्योंकि यदि मैं घमण्ड करना चाहूँ भी तो मूर्ख न हूँगा, क्योंकि सच बोलूँगा; तो भी रुक जाता हूँ, ऐसा न हो, कि जैसा कोई मुझे देखता है, या मुझसे सुनता है, मुझे उससे बढ़कर समझे।
Kannada: ಹೊಗಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನನಗೆ ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿದ್ದರೂ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಬುದ್ಧಿಹೀನನಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ ನಾನು ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನೇ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿರುವೆನು. ಆದರೂ ಯಾರೂ ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಅಥವಾ ನನ್ನಿಂದ ಕೇಳುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಬಾರದು.
Malayalam: ഞാൻ പ്രശംസിപ്പാൻ വിചാരിച്ചാലും മൂഢനാകയില്ല; സത്യമല്ലോ പറയുന്നത്; എങ്കിലും എന്നെ കാണുന്നതിനും എന്നിൽ നിന്ന് കേൾക്കുന്നതിനും ഉപരി ആരും എന്നെക്കുറിച്ച് ചിന്തിക്കരുത് എന്നുവെച്ച് ഞാൻ എന്നെത്തന്നെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്നു.
Marathi: कारण आपण अभिमान मिरवावा अशी जरी मी इच्छा धरली, तरी मी मूढ होणार नाही, कारण मी जे खरे ते बोलेन; पण मी स्वतःस आवरले पाहिजे. म्हणजे कोणी जे माझे पाहतो किंवा ऐकतो त्याहून त्याने मला अधिक मानू नये.
Odiya: ଆଉ ଦର୍ପ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କଲେ ହେଁ ମୁଁ ନିର୍ବୋଧ ହେବି ନାହିଁ, ଯେଣୁ ମୁଁ ସତ୍ୟ କହିବି କିନ୍ତୁ କାଳେ କୌଣସି ଲୋକ ମୋତେ ଯେପ୍ରକାର ଦେଖେ କିମ୍ବା ମୋ'ଠାରୁ ଯେପ୍ରକାର ଶୁଣେ, ମୋ' ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରକାଶିିତ ବିଷୟରେ ଅତ୍ୟଧିକ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତା ହେତୁ ଯେପରି ମୋ' ବିଷୟରେ ଅଧିକ ବୋଧ ନ କରେ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ମୁଁ କ୍ଷାନ୍ତ ହୋଇଥାଏ ।
Punjabi: ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਜੇ ਮੈਂ ਮਾਣ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਮੂਰਖ ਨਾ ਬਣਾਂਗਾ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜੋ ਮੈਂ ਸੱਚ ਬੋਲਾਂਗਾ । ਪਰ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨਾ ਸਮਝ ਲਵੇ ਜੋ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲੋਂ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ ।
Tamil: சத்தியமானதை நான் பேசுகிறேன்; நான் மேன்மைபாராட்ட விரும்பினாலும், நான் புத்தியீனன் இல்லை, ஆனாலும் ஒருவனும் என்னிடம் பார்த்ததற்கும், கேட்டதற்கும் மேலாக என்னை நினைக்காமலிருக்க நான் அப்படிச் செய்யாதிருப்பேன்.
Telugu: ఒకవేళ అతిశయించాలనుకొన్నా అది తెలివి తక్కువతనమేమీ కాదు. ఎందుకంటే నేను సత్యమే చెబుతున్నాను. కానీ ఎవరైనా నాలో చూసినదాని కంటే, నేను చెప్పింది విన్నదాని కంటే నన్ను ఎక్కువ ఘనంగా ఎంచకుండా ఉండేలా అతిశయించడం మానుకుంటాను.
Urdu: और अगर फ़ख्र करना चाहूँ भी तो बेवक़ूफ़ न ठहरूँगा इसलिए कि सच बोलूँगा मगर तोभी बा'ज़ रहता हूँ ताकि कोई मुझे इस से ज्यादा न समझे जैसा मुझे देखा है या मुझ से सुना है।
NETBible: For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,
NASB: For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.
HCSB: For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me,
LEB: For if I want to boast, I will not be foolish, because I will be telling the truth, but I am refraining, so that no one can credit to me more than what he sees [in] me or hears anything from me,
NIV: Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no-one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say.
ESV: Though if I should wish to boast, I would not be a fool, for I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me.
NRSV: But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me,
REB: If I chose to boast, it would not be the boast of a fool, for I should be speaking the truth. But I refrain, because I do not want anyone to form an estimate of me which goes beyond the evidence of his own eyes and ears.
NKJV: For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me.
KJV: For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or [that] he heareth of me.
NLT: I have plenty to boast about and would be no fool in doing it, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it. I don’t want anyone to think more highly of me than what they can actually see in my life and my message,
GNB: If I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I will not boast, because I do not want any of you to have a higher opinion of me than you have as a result of what you have seen me do and heard me say.
ERV: But if I wanted to say more about myself, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t say any more, because I don’t want people to think more of me than what they see me do or hear me say.
EVD: But if I wanted to boast about myself, I would not be a fool. I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t boast about myself. Why? Because I don’t want people to think more of me than what they see me do or hear me say.
BBE: For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
MSG: If I had a mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and I'd still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I'll spare you. I don't want anyone imagining me as anything other than the fool you'd encounter if you saw me on the street or heard me talk.
Phillips NT: If I should want to boast I should certainly be no fool, for I should be speaking nothing but the truth. Yet I am not going to do so, for I don't want anyone to think more highly of me than is warranted by what he sees of me and hears from me.
CEV: Yet even if I did brag, I would not be foolish. I would simply be speaking the truth. But I will try not to say too much. That way, none of you will think more highly of me than you should because of what you have seen me do and say.
CEVUK: Yet even if I did boast, I would not be foolish. I would simply be speaking the truth. But I will try not to say too much. That way, none of you will think more highly of me than you should because of what you have seen me do and say.
GWV: If I ever wanted to brag, I wouldn’t be a fool. Instead, I would be telling the truth. But I’m going to spare you so that no one may think more of me than what he sees or hears about me,
NET [draft] ITL: For <1063> even if <1437> I wish <2309> to boast <2744>, I will <1510> not <3756> be <1510> a fool <878>, for <1063> I would be telling <2046> the truth <225>, but <1161> I refrain <5339> from this so that no <3361> one <5100> may regard <3049> me <1691> beyond <5228> what <3739> he sees <991> in me <3165> or <2228> what he hears <191> from <1537> me <1700>,
