“But he, answerin him, said till his faither, ‘See! aʼ thir years hae I serʼt ye; and never did I gang ayont yere commauns; and at nae time did ye gie me eʼen a kid, that I micht mak a feast for my freends;
“I say tʼye, that in siclike sal thar be joy in heeven ower ae sinner repentin, mair nor ower ninety‐and‐nine gude oʼ the folk wha needit nae repentance.
“The commauns ye ken, ‘Ye maunna commit adultery; ye maunna commit murder; Ye maunna reive; Ye maunna bear fause‐witness; Honor yere faither and yere mither!’ ”
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!”