And answering to them He said, Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a pit, and he will not at once pull it up on the sabbath day?
This is the meaning, O king, and this the decree of the Most High, which has come on my lord the king:
Then the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrite! Each one of you on the sabbath, does he not loose his ox or ass from the manger, and leading it away, give it drink?
And they were silent. And taking the man, He healed him and sent him away.