If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?

If therefore ye cannot do even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

If ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why are ye anxious for the rest?

If, then, ye are not able for the least, why for the rest are ye anxious?

If then you are unable to do even a very little thing, why be over-anxious about other matters?

If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

And, if you cannot do even the smallest thing, why be anxious about other things?

If ye then be not able to do that which is least,.... As to make the smallest addition to a man's stature, or rather to add one moment to his days:
why take ye thought for the rest? which are much greater, as to preserve the body in its whole bulk, and all its parts, or for the feeding and clothing of it, or rather for the continuation and preservation of life to any length of time; for if it cannot be by all a man's care and solicitude lengthened out one moment longer than is the pleasure of God, how should it be by such anxiety continued for months and years?