4 “And it cam aboot as he sawed, some was strinklʼt aside the fit‐road; and the burdies cam and devoorʼt it.
“Whan ony ane hears the word oʼ the Kingdom, and understauns‐it‐na, than comes the Ill Ane, and cleeks awa that sawn in his heart: this is he sawn by the fit‐path.
“And in his sawin, a neiffuʼ was mis‐cuisten on the fit‐path, and eaten up wiʼ the birdies.
“And thir are they by the fit‐road, whan the Word is sawn; and whansoeʼer they hear, Sautan comes and cleeks awa the Word whilk was sawn amang them.
“Hear ye! Behauld, a sawer gaed oot to saw;
“And some fell on rocky bits, whaur it faund little mool; and at ance it brairdit, for that the mool was jimp.
“And they by the fit‐road are they wha hear; than comes Sautan, and cleeks awa the word frae their heart, least, believin, they soud be saved.
“A sawer gaed oot to saw his seed; and as he sawed, some fell aside the fit‐road, and was trampit doon, and the burdies oʼ the air devoorʼt it.