11 “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?
“Or, gin he asks a fish, wull he gie him a viper?
“And whatna man is amang ye, wha — gin his son asks for breid — wad gie him a stane?
“For ilka ane that asks obteens; and he that seeks, finʼs; and to him that chaps, it sal be unsteekit.
“Or, gin he soud ask for an egg, wha wad gie him a scorpion?