ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς
ἵνα τοὺς σοφοὺς καταισχύνῃ,
καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς
ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά,
καὶ τὰ ἀγενῆ τοῦ κόσμου
καὶ τὰ ἐξουθενημένα ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός,
καὶ τὰ μὴ ὄντα, ἵνα τὰ ὄντα καταργήσῃ,
ὅπως μὴ καυχήσηται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ

ὅτι τὸ μωρὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστί, καὶ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἰσχυρότερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστί