23 “Sae, gin ye fesh yere offerin to the altar‐place, and thar bethink ye oʼ a sairness in a britherʼs mind anent ye,
“O blinʼ! For whilk is mair, the offeran, or the Altar‐stane that hallows the offeran?
“Pit doon yere gift fornent the offerin‐stane, and haud awa; first, be at ane wiʼ yere brither‐man, and syne come and offer yere gift!
And Jesus chairged him, “See that ye tell nane; but gang yere ways till the priest, and gie ye the gift commandit by Moses, for a token to them!”
“And whan prayin ye staun, forgie, gin ye hae ocht again ony ane; that yere Faither wha is in Heeven may forgie yere sins.
But, staunin afore him, Zaccheus said, “Lord! I gie the hauf oʼ my gear to the puir; and gin frae ony ane I hae taen by fause dealin, I gie him back fowr‐fauld!”