in the passage, that one who claims to be humble comes across as arrogant. However, Dunner concludes that believing highly of yourself is not arrogant when one recognizes that power comes from God.

The deuterocanonical Book of Sirach section on humility in chapter 3, commences, "My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts". The editors of the New American Bible Revised Edition suggest that