有些人心裡很不滿，說：「為什麼要這樣浪費香液呢？

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？

有些人生气地彼此议论说：“为什么这样浪费？

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?

他的一個門徒，就是後來要出賣耶穌的那個加略人猶大卻說：「為什麼不把這香液賣三百個銀幣去分給窮人呢？」

門徒們看見了就很不滿，說：「為什麼這樣浪費？這香液本來可以賣很多錢，分給窮人。」

萬軍之耶和華說：「你們褻瀆我的名，是因你們說：『主的桌子是可以被玷汙的，其上的果實和食物是可以被藐視的！』你們不但說：『看，真煩哪！』而且對主的桌子嗤之以鼻。你們把搶來的、瘸腿的、患病的動物帶來——竟然帶來作供物！難道我會從你們的手中悅納牠們嗎？」這是耶和華說的。

你向神許了願，償還不可遲延，因為神不喜歡愚昧人；你所許的願應當償還。不許願，好過許了願卻不償還。不要任你的口使自己犯罪，也不要在使者面前說所許的願是個錯誤。為什麼要使神因你的聲音發怒而毀了你手所做的呢？多夢多語帶來更多的虛空；因此你當敬畏神。如果你在某一省中看到窮人受欺壓，公正和公義被奪去，不要因此感到驚奇，因為高位者之上有更高的在保護他，在他們之上還有更高的保護他們。

我也看到，一切的勞苦和各樣工作的技能，都是出於人與鄰人之間的嫉妒。這也是虛空，也是捕風！