NASB
""Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,"
— Luke 14:29, NASB
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
“Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, ”
“Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,”
“Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.”
“Lest, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,”
“For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,”
“Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,”
"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
"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?
"Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,
saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
"Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
"Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.