Luke 14:29

29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,

Luke 14:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
ESV
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
NLT
29 Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you.
MSG
29 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:
CSB
29 Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and cannot finish it, all the onlookers will begin to make fun of him,

Luke 14:29 In-Context

27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 “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?
29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you,
30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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