30 Yit whan thïs waster o a sinn o yers cums hame, eftèr skailin yer money aa roon hïm on baad weemen an tha laik, ye gae an kïll tha best kwye aboot tha place fer hïm!’
But he saed tae hïs faither, ‘Luk, A hae wrocht haird fer ye aa these yeirs, an no yinst hae A no daen yer bïddin. Aa thïs time ye niver even gien me a wee góat tae hae a swaree wi ma freens!
Tha Pharisee ris tae hïs feet, an prayed tae hissel: ‘O God, A thenk ye that A'm no laik ither fowk, ner fer that mettèr laik thon tex boy ower thonner! A dïnnae chait fowk, A dae naethin wrang, an A keep tae me ain wife. A fast twice ïn tha week, an A gie a tenth o aa A hae.’