en_tn/2co/11/16.md

receive me as a fool so I may boast a little

"receive me as you would receive a fool: let me talk, and consider my boasting the words of a fool"

according to the flesh

Here the metonym "flesh" refers to man in his sinful nature and his achievements. AT: "about their own human achievements" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)