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Luke 14:29
Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform · Berean Standard Bible
Ἵνα μήποτε, θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι, πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ,
Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,