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32 They are like children who are sitting in the market place. They are playing games. They shout to other children,

“We made happy music on a flute for you,
but you did not dance.
Then we sang a sad song but you did not cry.”

33 You are like those children. When John the Baptist came to you, he did not eat ordinary food. He never drank wine. So you say that John has a bad spirit in him. 34 Then I, the Son of Man, came. I eat meals with other people and I drink wine. So you say about me, “Look at this man! He eats too much and he drinks too much. He is a friend of bad people and men who take taxes from people.”

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