two men went up into the temple to pray ; a well-known pharisee and a tax collector . the pharisee stood up to pray and was boasting of his prayer; he said god , i thank you that i am not like other men , extortionist, unjust, adulterers, he also mentioned the tax collector that went with him to pray. he was boasting that he fasts twice a week and that he always gave tithes to god. But the tax collector.