15. The one having ears, let him hear.
16. But to what will I compare this generation? It is like yeladim sitting in the marketplaces, calling out to one another,
17. We played the chalil (flute) for you, but you did not dance; we sang a kina (lament, funeral dirge) for you, and you did not mourn.
18. For Yochanan came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a shed.
19. The Ben HaAdam [Moshiach] came eating and drinking, and they say, Hinei! A zolel (glutton) and a shikkor (drunkard), a friend of mochesim (tax collectors) and choteim (sinners). Yet, Chochmah (Wisdom) is vindicated by her maasim.