13 “And gin sae be that he lichts onʼt, truly say I tʼye, he is blyther ower that sheep than ower the ninety‐and‐nine that gaed‐na awa.
“Noo, hoo think ye, yersels? Gin a man hae a hunner sheep, and ane oʼ them is gane awa, dis he no leaʼ the ninety‐and‐nine, and gang intil the mountains, seekin the ane forwanderʼt?
“Eʼen sae, thar is nae desire afore yere Faither in Heeven that ane oʼ thir wee anes soud be lost.
Joys‐na ower wrang, but alang wiʼ truth is blythe:
For judgment, wantin mercy, is for him that gied nae mercy; and mercy glories again judgment!