“And, a wheen days eftir, the young son gaitherʼt aʼ his gear thegither, and gaed awa frae hame till a far‐awa lanʼ; and thar sperflʼt his gear in riotousness.
And the wumman was buskit in purple and scarlet, and was dinkit oot wiʼ gowd and jewels and pearls, haudin a gowden cup in her haun fuʼ oʼ abomination, eʼen the abomination oʼ her adulteries.
“Sayin, ‘Wae, wae! the michty citie, that had buskit hersel wiʼ fine linen, and purple and scarlet, and had dinkʼt hersel oot wiʼ gowd, and jewel and pearl; in ae ʼoor has been laid waste sic walth as this!’
“As muckle as she magnifyʼt hersel and leeved daintily, by sae muckle gie her torment and wae; for in her heart she was sayin, ‘I sit a queen, and am‐na weedowʼt, and sal see murnin nane!’