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

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?

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?

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.”

The disciples were indignant when they saw this.“ What a waste!” they said.“ It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

“ But you dishonor my name with your actions. By bringing contemptible food, you are saying it’s all right to defile the Lord’s table.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.

When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.Don’t let your mouth make you sin. And don’t defend yourself by telling the Temple messenger that the promise you made was a mistake. That would make God angry, and he might wipe out everything you have achieved.Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

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