## Let no man deceive himself ##

Nobody should believe the lie that he himself is wise in this world.

## in this age ##

"now"

## let him become a "fool" that he may become wise ##

"that person should accept what the world thinks is foolishness, in order to gain God's true wisdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony]])

## "He catches the wise in their craftiness" ##

God traps the people who think they are clever, and uses their own schemes to trap them.

## "The Lord knows that the reasoning of the wise" ##

AT:"The Lord know the plans of people who think they are wise" or "The Lord overhears all the planning of the wise" (UDB)

## futile ##

"useless." AT: "worthless" or "pointless."