^{16 Ref} But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

^{16 Ref} `And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

^{16 Ref} "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions