"Nowsuppose oneof you fathersis askedby his sonfor a fish;he will not givehim a snakeinsteadof a fish,will he?
"Can a womanforgether nursingchildAnd havenocompassionon the sonof her womb?Eventhesemay forget,but I will not forgetyou.
"Orifhe asksfor a fish,he will not givehim a snake,will he?
"Orwhatmanis there amongyou who, whenhis sonasksfor a loaf,will givehim a stone?
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
"Or[if] he is askedfor an egg,he will not givehim a scorpion,will he?
