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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?
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Otherwise, having laid his yesod (foundation) and not being able to finish it, everyone seeing it may begin to make leitzonus (fun, mockery) of him,
30
Saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.
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Or what melech, going out to make milchamah (war) against another melech, will not first sit down and consider if he is able with aseret alafim (ten thousand) to meet the one with esrim elef (twenty thousand) coming against him?
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Or else, while the other is noch (yet) far away, he sends an embassy delegation and seeks terms for shalom.
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So, then, none of you can become my talmid if you do not renounce all your [idolatrous] holdings.
34
Therefore, melach (salt) is tov; but if even melach should become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
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It is useless either for the land or for the dung hill; they throw it away. The one who has ears to hear, shema!