“Nae man can tak service wiʼ twa maisters; for aither he wull lichtlie the ane, and loʼe the ither; or incontinent he wull haud by the ane, and care‐na for the ither. Ye canna be in Godʼs service, and Mammonʼs as weel!
“Sell yere plenishin, and gie awmons: mak to ye wallets that dinna wax auld; gear nevir‐failin aboon! whaur nae reiver comes nar, nor moth dis destroy!
And, listenin to him, Jesus said, “Ae thing, yet, dae ye want! Sell ye aʼ things that ye hae, and divide wiʼ the needy, and yeʼse hae gude gear in Heeven! And come! follow ye me!”
“I coonsel ye to buy frae me gowd made clear wiʼ fire, that ye may be rich; and white cleedin that ye may be weel‐buskit; and that the shame oʼ yere nakitness appear‐na; and ee‐saʼ to anoint yere een that ye may see.