The disciples were indignant when they saw this.“ What a waste!” they said.

门徒看见就很不喜悦，说：“何用这样的枉费呢！

门徒看见就很不高兴，说：“何必这样浪费呢！

门徒看见就很不高兴，说：“何必这样浪费呢！

门徒看见后，生气地说：“真浪费，

门徒看见了，就很生气，说：“为什么这样浪费呢？

门徒们看见了就很不满，说：“为什么这样浪费？

門徒看見就很不喜悅，說：「何用這樣的枉費呢！

門徒看見就很不高興，說：「何必這樣浪費呢！

門徒看見就很不高興，說：「何必這樣浪費呢！

門徒看見後，生氣地說：「真浪費，

門徒看見了，就很生氣，說：“為甚麼這樣浪費呢？

門徒看見，就惱怒說：『這樣的浪費有甚麼用處？

門徒們看見了就很不滿，說：「為什麼這樣浪費？

門徒見之不悅、曰、惡用此靡費為哉、

門徒見而憾曰、惡用此糜費為哉、

門徒見而不悅、曰、何為若此之麋費、

門徒見而不悅曰：『是何徒耗？

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant.“ Why this waste?” they asked.

When the disciples saw this, they became angry.“ Why this waste?” they asked.

And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying,“ Why this waste?

When the disciples saw it, they were indignant.“ Why this waste?” they asked.

But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said,“ Why this waste?

But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying,“ Why this waste?

But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

When the disciples saw it, they were indignant.“ Why this waste?” they asked.

But when his disciples saw[ it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose[ is] this waste?

When the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said,“ Why this waste?

But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying,“ Why this waste?

But Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would soon betray him, said,“ That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”Not that he cared for the poor— he was a thief, and since he was in charge of the disciples’ money, he often stole some for himself.

Some of those at the table were indignant.“ Why waste such expensive perfume?” they asked.

But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry.“ What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded.“ What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!”“ What have I done now?” David replied.“ I was only asking a question!”

But Pharaoh shouted,“ You’re just lazy! Lazy! That’s why you’re saying,‘ Let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.’

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.

You can’t wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out grain with dishonest measures and cheat the buyer with dishonest scales.

“ This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying,‘ The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’”Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai:“ Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?

You say,‘ It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.

“ You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.“ Then you ask,‘ How have we defiled the sacrifices?’“ You defile them by saying the altar of the Lord deserves no respect.When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ Go ahead, beg God to be merciful to you! But when you bring that kind of offering, why should he show you any favor at all?” asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.“ How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,“ and I will not accept your offerings.