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110 ; tî-kâi ūi-chhṳ̀ hó-phah,
 * whereabouts shall I strike?


 * jie̍h-chhut,
 * how far out?


 * uân-in sĩ-chò-nî,
 * why is all this?


 * khá-m̄-sĩ tng-eng-kai chièⁿ-seⁿ--ā,
 * must it not be so?


 * uá lâi, khá-bô Siãng-tì kâi-siàⁿ-chí--ā,
 * my coming,—is it not by the will of God, ah?


 * lṳ́ chò-nî hièⁿ-bô-nâng-chhêng,
 * why are you so destitute of human feeling?


 * pa̍t-kok kâi-lãu-iâ, khá-pat kiù-pa̍t-kok kâi-uâng õi-tit thut-chhut A-Su̍t-uâng kâi-chhiú a-bõi,
 * the gods of other nations,—have they ever saved the kings of other nations out of the hand of the king of Assyria or not?


 * taⁿ! i tõ-tî-kò--nē, now!
 * where are they?


 * sià-chũe, ãu chò-mih-sṳ̄,
 * after sin is forgiven what will you do?


 * lṳ́ kâi-lãu-âi huaⁿ-hí-lṳ́ lâi--mē,
 * is your aged mother pleased to have you come?


 * ũ-kuán-lí lṳ́ a-bô,
 * does any body control you? Are you free?


 * tî-tiâng tam-sêng-lṳ́ kâi-chũe,
 * who becomes security for your sin?


 * tî-kâi sî-hāu khṳ̀-tiāu phû-sat,
 * when did you put away your idols?


 * ke-sîn ũ-lâi--chhūe lṳ́--bô,
 * will the household gods come after you or not?


 * lṳ́ tî-kâi sî-hāu li̍p-sim,
 * when did you make up your mind?


 * lṳ́-pẽ-bó ũ-chó--lṳ́-mē,
 * do your father and mother hinder you?


 * ũ-nâng-tàⁿ, chí-kâi-kà sĩ-sai-kok kà, lṳ́ chò-nî-siẽⁿ,
 * people say, O this is a western teaching,—what do you think about it?


 * lṳ́ pài-lãu-iâ sĩ-tit-chũe tî-tiâng,
 * your worshipping this idol offends whom?


 * ũ-sĩ-mih kau-liên--tie̍h a-bô,
 * are you involved in any sort of trouble?


 * lṳ́ ũ-sĩ-mih chhân-ngia̍p, sĩ-mih chhân-súaⁿ a-bô,
 * are you involved about fields, or any other patrimony?


 * lṳ́ só-chhiet-iàu sĩ-chò-nî,
 * what is of the most importance to you?