When the plants came up and began to ripen, the farmer's servants could see the weeds.
The seed sprouted and grew into a grapevine that spread over the ground. It had lots of leaves and strong, deep roots, and its branches grew upward towards the eagle.
But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and scattered weeds in the field and then left.
The servants came and asked, “Sir, didn't you scatter good seed in your field? Where did these weeds come from?”