38 “And gif aiblins he comes iʼ the second watch, or gif he comes iʼ the third watch, and finʼ it sae, weel?-?faʼ thae servants!
“But at midnicht cam a shout, ‘Hey, the Bridegroom comes! C’way and meet him!’
“But tak ye tent oʼ this: that gin the gudeman had kent whan the reiver wad come, he wadna hae had his hoose howkit throwe!
“But tak ye weel tent oʼ this: Did the gudeman jalouse the ʼoor the reiver wad come, he wad hae keepit watch, and no latten his hoose be howkit throwe.