10 “For ilka ane that asks obteens; and he that seeks, finʼs; and to him that chaps, it sal be unsteekit.
“Gie till him seekin frae ye; and frae him wha wad receive oʼ ye turn‐ye‐no awa.
“For ilk ane that asks obteens; and he finʼs wha seeks; and till him wha chaps it sal be openʼt.
“And whatna faither is amang ye, wham his son sal ask for a bannock, that wad gie him a stane? or for a fish, wha wad gie him a viper?
“And I say tʼye, Ask ye, and it sal be dune to ye: seek ye, and ye sal hae: knock ye, and it sal be unsteekit for ye!
And he was speakin a parable to them, as that men soud be aye prayin, and never swarf.
Ye ask, and ye get‐na: for that ye ask‐na weel; that ye micht ware it on yere pleasurs.
Look! we caʼ thae happy wha tholed. Oʼ Jobʼs patience ye hae heard; and the end the Lord had in view ye saw: that the Lord is oʼ muckle tender‐love, and fuʼ oʼ compassion.