18 “And the second cam, sayin, ‘Lord! yere pund has become fyve punds!’
“But he sawn on the gude grunʼ, this is he wha baith hears and understauns the word; wha eʼen brings forth frute; and gies, this a hunner, that saxty, and the ither thretty.”
“Likewise he oʼ the twa talents cam forrit, and quoʼ he, ‘My lord! ye gied me twa talents; see, I hae gotten twa ither talents!’
“And yon are they on the gude grunʼ sawn, sic as hear the Word, and tak it in, and bear frute; thretty, saxty, and a hunner‐fauld.”
“And caʼin thegither ten servants oʼ his ain, he gied till them ten punds, and said to them, ‘Cairry on business till I come back!’
“And he said to him, ‘Weel dune, gude servant! ye hae been leal in a smaʼ maitter; hae ye rule ower ten cities!’
“And he said to him, as weel, ‘Hae ye rule ower fyve cities!’
For gin the readiness to wull is set forth accordin to what a man has, it is appruvʼt; and no accordin to what he has no.