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quis enim ex vobis volens turrem aedificare non prius sedens conputat sumptus qui necessarii sunt si habet ad perficiendum
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
“For who among you, who wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate its cost, if he is able to finish it,”
For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;
For which of you having a mind to build a tower, doth not first sit down, and reckon the charges that are necessary, whether he have wherewithal to finish it:
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
"Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money to finish it.
"For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has enough money to finish it, won't he?
For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn't sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
"But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?
"Which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not sit down first and calculate the cost, asking if he has the means to finish it? --
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Here is an example. Perhaps one of you wants to build a tall building. Before you start to build, you will sit down. You will decide how much it will cost. Then you need to know if you have enough money to finish the work.
`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expense, whether he have the things for completing?
“If one of you wanted to build a large building, you would sit down first and think of how much money it would take to build it. You would see if you had enough money to finish it,
“For who of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down beforehand and count the cost (whether he has the means to complete it),
Just imagine that you want to build a tower. Wouldn’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to be sure you have enough to finish what you start?
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if he has enough money to pay the bills?
“Which one of you, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has sufficient funds for its completion?
For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
For which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it?
“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
For which of you, wishing to build a farm building, does not first sit down and calculate the cost [to see] whether he has sufficient means to finish it?
If you want to build a tower, you first sit down and decide how much it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.
“Is there anyone here who, planning to build a new house, doesn’t first sit down and figure the cost so you’ll know if you can complete it? If you only get the foundation laid and then run out of money, you’re going to look pretty foolish. Everyone passing by will poke fun at you: ‘He started something he couldn’t finish.’
For which of you, if he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, whether he has enough to bring it to completion;
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
Which of you, thinking of building a tower, would not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to complete it?–
If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.
For who of you willing to build a tower, whether he sit not first/whether he first sitteth not, and counteth the expenses that be needful, if he have to perform?
“Don’t you see? Supposing one of you wants to build a tower; what will you do? You will first of all sit down and work out how much it will cost, to see whether you have enough to finish it.
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
“If any of you wanted to build a tower, wouldn’t he first sit down and work out the cost of it, to see if he can afford to finish it? Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation and found himself unable to complete the building, everyone who sees it will begin to jeer at him, saying, ‘This is the man who started to build a tower but couldn’t finish it!’
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
“If one of you wanted to build a tower, wouldn’t you first sit down and calculate the cost, to determine whether you have enough money to complete it?
For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?
For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
·If you want [L For which of you who wants…?] to build a tower, you first sit down and ·decide [calculate; figure out] how much it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.
“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and figure out the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you sit down first and figure out how much it will cost? Then you will see whether you have enough money to finish it.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Don’t you sit down and estimate the cost, to see if you have enough capital to complete it?
`When any of you wants to build a high house, you sit down first and see how much it will cost. You want to see if you have enough money to finish it.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?
For who among you, wanting to build a migdal (tower), will not first sit down and rechen (calculate) the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
“Suppose you want to build a tower. You would first sit down and figure out what it costs. Then you would see if you have enough money to finish it.
“For who among you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost to see whether he has resources to complete it?
“If you wanted to build a building, you would first sit down and decide how much it would cost. You must see if you have enough money to finish the job.
If you wanted to build a tower, you would first sit down and decide how much it would cost. You must see if you have enough money to finish the job.
For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?
‘Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?
For which of you wanting to build a tower does not first, having sat-down, calculate the cost to see whether he has enough for the completion?—
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