16 Je le dis de nouveau: Que personne ne me regarde comme un imprudent; sinon, supportez-moi comme un imprudent, afin que moi aussi je me glorifie un peu.
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I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.