19 “And anither said, ‘I hae coft fyve yoke oʼ owsen, and am juist gaun to try them; I desire ye wad haud me excused.’
“And they begude, ane and anither, to mak excuses: the first ane said, ‘I hae coft a field, and need to gang oot and see it; I desire ye wad haud me excused.’
“And anither said, ‘I hae mairryʼt a wife, and sae I canna come.’