Jesus says to him, “Gin ye wad be perfete, gang and sell aʼ ye hae, and gie it oot to the puir; and ye sal hae gear laid up in Heeven; and come, follow me!”
“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!
“Nae servant can be in service tae twa maisters; for aither the ane he hates, and the tither he loʼes; or to the ane he wull haud, and lichtlie the tither: ye canna be in service baith to God and Mammon!”
Noo he, settin his een on him, and bein unco fleyʼt, said, “What isʼt, my Lord?” And he said to him, “Yere prayers and aumouses are come up to be keepit in mind afore God.