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# to group ourselves or compare
"to say we are as good as"
# 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/translate/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/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# have no insight
"show everyone that they do not know anything"