有些人生气地彼此议论说：“为什么这样浪费？

有几个人心中很不喜悦，说：“何用这样枉费香膏呢？

有几个人心中很不高兴，说：“何必这样浪费香膏呢？

有几个人心中很不高兴，说：“何必这样浪费香膏呢？

有几个人很生气，彼此说：“为什么这样浪费香膏呢？

有些人心里很不满，说：“为什么要这样浪费香液呢？

有幾個人心中很不喜悅，說：「何用這樣枉費香膏呢？

有幾個人心中很不高興，說：「何必這樣浪費香膏呢？

有幾個人心中很不高興，說：「何必這樣浪費香膏呢？

有些人生氣地彼此議論說：「為什麼這樣浪費？

有幾個人很生氣，彼此說：“為甚麼這樣浪費香膏呢？

有幾個人很是惱怒，彼此說：『這香膏這樣的浪費有甚麼用處？

有些人心裡很不滿，說：「為什麼要這樣浪費香液呢？

有憾之者曰、靡費此膏何為耶、

有人憾之曰、惡用是糜費為、

有數人不悅、曰、何靡費此膏乎、

坐中有人不悅曰：『胡此浪費！

Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another,“ Why this waste of perfume?

Some of the people there became angry. They said to one another,“ Why waste this perfume?

There were some who said to themselves indignantly,“ Why was the ointment wasted like that?

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

But some were expressing indignation to one another:“ Why has this perfume been wasted?

But there were some indignantly remarking to one another,“ Why has this perfume been wasted?

But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said,“ Why was this fragrant oil wasted?

But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made?

But some were expressing indignation to one another:“ Why has this fragrant oil been wasted?

And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

But some who were present indignantly said to one another,“ Why this waste of expensive ointment?

But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying,“ Why has this ointment been wasted?

有一个门徒，就是将要出卖耶稣的加略人犹大说：“为什么不把香膏卖三百个银币去周济穷人呢？”

门徒看见后，生气地说：“真浪费，这瓶香膏值不少钱，用来周济穷人多好！”

可是，你们却亵渎我的名，竟然说我的桌子是污秽的，上面的祭物是可藐视的。你们不屑地说，‘哼！这些事真麻烦！’这是万军之耶和华说的。你们把抢来的、瘸腿的、有病的献给我，我岂能接纳呢？这是耶和华说的。

你向上帝许愿，不可迟迟不还，因为祂不喜欢这样的愚人。要还所许的愿。与其许了愿不还，倒不如不许。不要在言语上犯罪，也不要在祭司面前说许错了愿。为什么用言语惹上帝发怒，以致祂摧毁你手中的工作呢？多梦多言都是虚空。你只要敬畏上帝！若你在某地看见穷人受欺压，公平正义被扭曲，不要震惊，因为官上有官，在众官之上还有更高的官。

我又看见人的一切劳碌和成就原是出于争强好胜。这也是虚空，如同捕风。