But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

Οστις ομως ακουση και δεν καμη, ειναι ομοιος με ανθρωπον οικοδομησαντα οικιαν επι την γην χωρις θεμελιον· κατα της οποιας προσεβαλεν ο ποταμος, και ευθυς επεσε, και εγεινεν ο κρημνισμος της οικιας εκεινης μεγας.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.