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 * 11. Quoth-he than: some (=a certain one) of men aucht twain sons.
 * 12. And quoth he the younger of them to father: father, give me the-deal (share) of ownings that on-rins to-me; and he-dealt to hem his substance.
 * 13. And after nae many days brocht all together (Ger. zu-sammen) he the younger son, and aff-led (=departed) into a land (that) was faur, and yon(d)er distugged (=scattered) that substance of-his, living riotously.
 * 14. Be-the than (=since then) he-frae-was of-all, worth a great hunger on the-country (Ger. Gau) yon, and he began to worth in-want-of-all (Ger. be-dürfen=ala-tharba).
 * 15. And gangin he hefted himself to some of-the-burghers of-yon-gau, and sent-he him to-his heath to-hold swine.
 * 16. And yearned he to-eat of-the horns (=husks), that meatit the swine, and nae man gave 'im.
 * 17. Coming than into himself quoth-he: hoo fell of-the-hired-servants of mine father have of loaves abundance, but I of-hunger perish.
 * 18. Out-standing gang-I to mine father, and quoth to him: father, fro-wrooht-have-I (been) to-myself in (=against) Himmel, and in (=against) thine presence.
 * 19. Now thone-sith (further) worthy am I not that I be-hight, thine son; do to me so ane of thine thralls.
 * 20. And out-standing cam-he at his father. Nevertheless than (=But) being faur-off saw 'em he-the-father, yea rejoiced, yea thranging (=thronging, running, Ger. dringen), fell on his hause (Ger. Hals), yea kissed him.
 * 21. And quoth-to him he-the-son: father, I have-fro-wrocht against Himmel and in thine sight, now am-I nae longer worthy that I-be-hight thine son.
 * 22. Quoth then the father to his servants: quickly bring the foremost vest-ment and vest him and give a-finger-gold in his hand, and a pair-shoes on his feet.
 * 23. And bringing thone fatted steer up-sned (it), and meating let-us-be weel;
 * 24. For he mine son was dead, and is quickened, yea fer-lost was and bi-gotten (found) worth; and began-they to be (merry).
 * 25. Was then his son the elder on acre (=a-field), and coming at-gaed nigh house, and heard sang, and larkin.
 * 26. And, at-highting (calling) some-ane of-the-lads, frained (asked) what that was.
 * 27. Thereupon quoth he to him that brother thine cam, yea af-sned thine father thone fatted steer, (because) he an-nim him hale.
 * 28. Then-indeed moody he-worth, and would-na gang in, but his father gangin-oot bade (entreated) him.
 * 29. There-on he answering (=Ger. an-heben) quoth to the father: see, so fell of-years have-I-served thee, yea nae-ony-wheen command thine over-gaed-I, yea to-me never (ni aiw=nae-eve(r)) hast-thou-given a goat-ling, that mid mine friends I-might be merry.