# to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those

"to say we are as good as those"

# they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other

Paul is saying much the same thing twice. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])

# they measure themselves by one another

Paul is speaking of goodness as though it were something whose length people could measure. Alternate translation: "they look at each other and try to see who is better" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# have no insight

"show everyone that they do not know anything"