"The sowerwentout to sowhis seed;and as he sowed,somefellbesidethe road,and it was trampled under footand the birdsof the airateit up.
The birdsof preycamedownupon the carcasses,and Abramdrovethem away.
You have rejectedallthose who wanderfrom Your statutes,For their deceitfulnessis useless.
And He said,"The one who sowsthe goodseedis the Sonof Man,
"You are the saltof the earth;but ifthe salthas become tasteless,howcan it be made salty[again]? It is nolongergoodfor anything,exceptto be thrownout and trampled under footby men.
"Theseare the ones whoare besidethe roadwherethe wordis sown;and whenthey hear,immediatelySatancomesand takes awaythe wordwhich has been sownin them.
When a largecrowdwas coming together,and thosefrom the variouscitieswere journeyingto Him, He spokeby wayof a parable:
"Other[seed] fellon rocky[soil], and as soon as it grewup, it withered away,becauseit hadnomoisture.
For thisreasonwe mustpaymuch closerattentionto what we have heard,sothat we do not drift away[from it].
