15. Those who have ears should listen.
16. "What can I compare today's people to? They are like children sitting in the market places and calling out to others. They say,
17. " 'We played the flute for you. But you didn't dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn't become sad.'
18. When John came, he didn't eat or drink as you do. And people say, 'He has a demon.'
19. But when the Son of Man came, he ate and drank as you do. And people say, 'This fellow is always eating and drinking far too much. He's a friend of tax collectors and "sinners." ' Those who act wisely prove that wisdom is right."