We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Ver. 1. Ought to bear] As porters do their burdens, as pillars do the poise of the house, or rather as parents have their babes in their arms. Βασταζειν .
And not to please ourselves] Bis desipit, qui sibi sapit, He is twice foolish who understands himself. Proverbs 3:7 .