And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. |
And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to now. |
If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; |
The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. |
If anyone imagines that that he has come to know and understand much [of divine things, without love], he does not yet perceive and recognize and understand as strongly and clearly, nor has he become as intimately acquainted with anything as he ought or as is necessary. |
Assuming that anyone thinks he has come to know anything, not yet has he come to know in a manner in which it is a necessity in the nature of the case to know. |
For if a man thinks he “knows” he may still be quite ignorant of what he ought to know. |
If a man supposes that he has already gotten some true knowledge, as yet he has not learned it as he ought to know it. |
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