¹⁸ She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night.

⁴⁰ This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.

² It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.

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.

⁹ For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

⁷ For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,

⁸ And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

⁹ Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.