and he called two of them to him, and sent them to the Master to ask him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?"

And the men went to him and said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, 'Are you the one who was to come, or should we look for someone else?' "

Or else when he has laid his foundation and cannot finish the building, everyone who sees it will begin to ridicule him,

And if you have been untrustworthy about what belonged to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?