¹⁸ She hath perceived when her merchandise `is' good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.

⁴⁰ I have been `thus': in the day consumed me hath drought, and frost by night, and wander doth my sleep from mine eyes.

² Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep.

³ they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

⁴ and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps.

⁵ `And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

⁶ and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

⁷ `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

⁸ and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

⁹ and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

¹⁰ `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;

⁹ for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

⁷ for yourselves have known how it behoveth `you' to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

⁸ nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

⁹ not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;