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"I am rich and born in a noble family. Who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices. I shall give (charity). I shall rejoice," thus deluded by ignorance.

I am rich and of noble birth; who else is equal to me? I shall sacrifice, I shall give, I shall rejoice. So they speak, deluded by ignorance.

The boasting reaches status and even religion. I am wealthy and well-born; who is my equal? I will perform sacrifices, give gifts and enjoy myself. Even worship and charity, which appeared among the divine qualities earlier in the chapter, become displays of self-importance. Krishna ends the monologue with his own judgement: such people are deluded by ignorance. The verse shows that the same outward act can belong to either endowment, depending on the motive behind it.