26 “And ilka ane wha hears and dis‐na thir sayins oʼ mine, sal be like till a sumph wha biggit his hoose on the sand:
“And sae ilka ane hearin and performin thir sayins oʼ mine, sal be likenʼt till a wyss man, wha biggit his hoose on the rock.
“And the rain fell, and the spate cam, and the winʼs blew and stormed again that hoose; and it fell‐na, for it stude siccar on the rock!
“And the rain fell, and the spate cam, and the winʼs blew and stormed again that hoose; and it whammlʼt ower; and muckle was the faʼ oʼt!”
“But he wha hears and dis‐na, is like to a man that biggit a hoose on the yird, wantin a fundation; agane whilk cam doon the spate, and at ance it was dang in; and the faʼ oʼ that hoose was great!”
But, wull ye learn, O vain man! that faith, sindry frae warks, is barren.