5 “And sae, biddin ilka ane oʼ his lordʼs debtors to come till him, he speirs at the first, ‘Hoo muckle are ye awn to my lord?’
“And whan he had begude to reckon, ane was brocht till him wha was awn him ten thoosanʼ talents.
“And that same servant, gaun oot, fand ane oʼ his fellow‐servants wha was awn him a hunner pennies; and he laid haud oʼ him, and grippit him by the hauss, cryin, ‘Pay me what ye are awn!’
“ ‘And forgie us aʼ oor ill deeds, as we eʼen forgae thae wha did us ill:
“ ‘I ken what I wull do! sae that whan I am putten‐oot oʼ the grieveʼs place, they may tak me into their hooses!’
“And he says, ‘A hunner cogs oʼ ulyie.’ He says to him, ‘Tak yere bill, and sit doon, and haste to mak it fifty!’