"To whatthenshall I comparethe menof thisgeneration,and whatare they like?
Howshall I admonishyou? To whatshall I compareyou, O daughterof Jerusalem?To whatshall I likenyou as I comfortyou, O virgindaughterof Zion?For your ruinis as vastas the sea;Whocan healyou?
"Thereforeeveryonewhohearsthesewordsof Mineand actson them, may be comparedto a wisemanwhobuilthis houseon the rock.
And He said,"Howshall we picturethe kingdomof God,orby whatparableshall we presentit?
But the Phariseesand the lawyersrejectedGod'spurposefor themselves,not having been baptizedby John.
"They are likechildrenwho sitin the market placeand callto one another,and they say,'We played the flutefor you, and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not weep.'
