KJV ORIGINAL
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
How can you tell your friend, 'Hey, let me get that speck out of your eye' when you've got a whole plank of wood stuck in yours? You're being a hypocrite. Deal with your own massive issues first, and then you'll actually be able to see clearly enough to help your friend with their small problem.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Fix your own mess before trying to fix everyone else's.
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