28 “For whatna man amang ye, ettlin to bigg a tooer, sits‐na doon first to reckon the cost? gin aiblins he has eneuch to finish it?
“And ye sal be hatit oʼ aʼ folk for the sake oʼ my name; but he wha tholes to the end, that same sal be deliverʼt.
“In like mainner, than, ilk ane amang ye, wha isna biddin adieu to aʼ his ain gear, canna be my disciple.
Than answerʼt Paul, and quoʼ he, “Why wad ye be greetin, and brek my heart? for I staun ready no only to be bunʼ, but eʼen to dee, at Jerusalem, for the Lord Jesus Christ!”
Jesus said till him, “The tods hae holes, and the birdies oʼ the lift hae nests; but the Son oʼ Man hasna whaur his heid may lie!”
“And whasae cairries‐na his ain cross, as he comes eftir me, canna be my disciple.
“Least ance, eftir layin the fundation, and no bein able to finish it, aʼ wha seeʼt begin to jeer him,