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Elizeer talks about humility as a mark of low status to avoid social conflicts, but what about religious leaders, who are considered sources of wisdom (and therefore high status) because of their humility, or politicians who try to seem humble/god-fearing. Social modesty, to me, seems more like a tool to increase your own status, not avoid conflicts.
I think that religious leaders claim to be humble before God, and then turn around and distribute claims about his will to everyone else.
So it seems like they're acting in deference, but they're acting in deference towards someone they never interact with, while expecting others to defer to them.