“And again, whan ye are fastin, ye arena to be as the pretenders, wiʼ wae iʼ yere faces; for they mar their looks, that they may kythe afore men as fastin. Aye, aye! say I, they too hae their reward!
“And whaneʼer ye pray be‐na as the pretenders; for weel they like to pray iʼ the kirks, and at the corners oʼ the braid causeys, sae as folk soud see them. Aye, aye! say I; they hae gotten their reward!
“But wae for ye, Pharisees! for ye pit mint, and rue, and ilka gairden yerb under the tithe; and gang‐by true judgment and the love oʼ God. Thir things, hoobeit, it was needfuʼ to do; no to be gaun‐by thae!
“Eʼen sae, ye too, whan ye hae dune aʼ the things commandit ye, say, ‘Unprofitable servants are we aʼ, we hae but dune what it becam oor duty to do.’ ”