"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the needy?"
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
Why was this perfume not sold for 300 denarii [a year's wages for an ordinary workman] and that [money] given to the poor (the destitute)?
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
“This perfume was worth a year’s wages! Why wasn’t it sold and the money given to the poor?” (