¹⁹ And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

²² And Laban got together all the men of the place and gave a feast.

¹⁰ Then Samson went down to the woman, and made a feast there, as was the way among young men.

¹¹ And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.

¹ Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, the friends of the bride, who took their lights, and went out with the purpose of meeting the husband.

² And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

³ For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

⁴ But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.

⁵ Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

⁶ But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

⁷ Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights.

⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

⁹ But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.

¹⁰ And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

¹⁴ She will come before the king in robes of needlework; the virgins in her train will come before you.

⁸ There are sixty queens, and eighty servant-wives, and young girls without number.