Luke 14:29-31

Living Bible

²⁹ Otherwise he might complete only the foundation before running out of funds. And then how everyone would laugh!

³⁰ “‘See that fellow there?’ they would mock. ‘He started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!’

³¹ “Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of 10,000 is strong enough to defeat the 20,000 men who are marching against him?