I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness — I am speaking as a fool — Paul *directly acknowledges* his *mōría*, foolishness. He has been compelled to boast *like a fool* because his opponents boast and the Corinthians *tolerate* (*anéchmai*) them. Paul will now *play the fool* with devastating irony, turning every marker of *worldly status* into evidence of *apostolic legitimacy*. The fools' speech is Paul's *last resort*.

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