12. “And from the days of Yoḥanan the Immerser till now the reign of the heavens is violated, and the violent seize it.
13. “For all the prophets and the Torah prophesied till Yoḥanan.
14. “And if you wish to accept it, he is Ěliyahu who was about to come.
15. “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
16. “And to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market-places and calling to their companions,
17. and saying, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we lamented to you, and you did not beat the breast.’
18. “For Yoḥanan came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19. “The Son of Aḏam came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘See, a man, a glutton and a winedrinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ And wisdom was declared right by her works.”
20. Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His miracles had been done, because they did not repent:
21. “Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bĕyth Tsaiḏa! Because if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tsor and Tsiḏon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.