"And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented."
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Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned to you, and ye have not lamented.
and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'
and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.