Luke 14:28

τις γαρ εξ υμων θελων πυργον οικοδομησαι ουχι πρωτον καθισας ψηφιζει την δαπανην ει εχει τα προς απαρτισμον

tis gar ex ymōn thelōn pyrgon oikodomēsai oychi prōton kathisas psēphizei tēn dapanēn ei echei ta pros apartismon

King James Version (KJV)

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have {sufficient} to finish {it}?

Modern English

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?