She warns them against deluding themselves into believing that they can control the terms of their friendships and avoid falling into a state of sin.
It is inherently evil, and one's just deluding oneself if one thinks that one might be able to reform it from the inside.
If the person who asks the question believes that there is a better answer, he is deluding himself.
For example, suppose the suitor in the case described above is deluding himself into thinking that he has any chance whatsoever of successfully winning the woman's hand.
Those who assert the contrary are certainly deceiving the country, are probably deluding themselves, and most assuredly will not be believed.
Those who believe that market forces alone will bring about the necessary structural changes in industry at the pace required are simply deluding themselves.
We would be deluding ourselves if we were not to admit that, with time and usage, our driving habits become sloppy.
Those who think they would be incapable of doing so are deluding themselves.
