American Standard Version
"and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. "
— Matthew 11:17, American Standard Version
“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”
“and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'”
“‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’”
“Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned.”
“We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.”
“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”
And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.