 to this brief freedom. He squeezes out the clothes, turns on the large ovens, spreads his shirt and trousers flat, and slides them in with a baker's paddle. Then he looks for food. There are some cooked potatoes. He pulls out a slab of raw meat from the fridge and crouches behind the counter. He eats only the potato demurely. He cuts the meatinto strips with a sharp knife and eats it, licking the juice that dribbles down his arm. Now and then he gets up to drink from the taps and to keep an eye on his clothes cooking at low heat in the oven.
But the leniency of clergymen toward the shortcomings of their wealthy parishioners is often a touching lesson in charity to the thoughtful observer who stands outside the fold.
Leave him his life who has lost all else.""That he may rebel against me? Well, White Man, I owe you much, andfor this time your wisdom shall be my guide, though my heart speaksagainst such gentleness. Hearken, councillors and people, this is mydecree: that Hafela, my son, who would have murdered me, be deposedfrom his place as heir to my throne, and that Nodwengo, his brother,be set in that place, to rule the People of Fire after me when I die.""It is good, it is just!" said the council. "Let the king's word bedone.""Hearken again," said Umsuka. "Let this white man, who is namedMessenger, be placed in the House of Guests and treated with allhonour; let oxen be given him from the royal herds and corn from thegranaries, and girls of noble blood for wives if he wills them.
“But why?” asked the reformer.
23:1 [hgb] 那 时 ， 耶 稣 对 众 人 和 门 徒 讲 论 ， [kjv] Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, [bbe] Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples: 23:2 [hgb] 说 ， 文 士 和 法 利 赛 人 ， 坐 在 摩 西 的 位 上 。 [kjv] Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: [bbe] The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses; 23:3 [hgb] 凡 他 们 所 吩 咐 你 们 的 ， 你 们 都 要 谨 守 ， 遵 行 。 但 不 要 效 法 他 们 的 行 为 。 因 为 他 们 能 说 不 能 行 。 [kjv] All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. [bbe] All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not. 23:4 [hgb] 他 们 把 难 担 的 重 担 ， 捆 起 来 搁 在 人 的 肩 上 。 但 自 己 一 个 指 头 也 不 肯 动 。 [kjv] For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. [bbe] They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them. 23:5 [hgb] 他 们 一 切 所 作 的 事 ， 都 是 要 叫 人 看 见 。 所 以 将 佩 戴 的 经 文 做 宽 了 ， 衣 裳 的 ？ ？ 子 做 长 了 。 [kjv] But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, [bbe] But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes, 23:6 [hgb] 喜 爱 筵 席 上 的 首 座 ， 会 堂 里 的 高 位 。 [kjv] And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, [bbe] And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, 23:7 [hgb] 又 喜 爱 人 在 街 市 上 问 他 安 ， 称 呼 他 拉 比 。 （ 拉 比 就 是 夫 子 ） [kjv] And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. [bbe] And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher. 23:8 [hgb] 但 你 们 不 要 受 拉 比 的 称 呼 。 因 为 只 有 一 位 是 你 们 的 夫 子 。 你 们 都 是 弟 兄 。 [kjv] But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. [bbe] But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. 23:9 [hgb] 也 不 要 称 呼 地 上 的 人 为 父 。 因 为 只 有 一 位 是 你 们 的 父 ， 就 是 在 天 上 的 父 。 [kjv] And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. [bbe] And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. 23:10 [hgb] 也 不 要 受 师 尊 的 称 呼 。 因 为 只 有 一 位 是 你 们 的 师 尊 ， 就 是 基 督 。 [kjv] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. [bbe] And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. 23:11 [hgb] 你 们 中 间 谁 为 大 ， 谁 就 要 作 你 们 的 用 人 。 [kjv] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. [bbe] But let the greatest among you be your servant. 23:12 [hgb] 凡 自 高 的 必 降 为 卑 ， 自 卑 的 必 升 为 高 。 [kjv] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. [bbe] And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high. 23:13 [hgb] 你 们 这 假 冒 为 善 的 文 士 和 法 利 赛 人 有 祸 了 。 因 为 你 们 正 当 人 前 把 天 国 的 门 关 了 。 自 己 不 进 去 ， 正 要 进 去 的 人 ， 你 们 也 不 容 他 们 进 去 。 （ 有 古 卷 在 此 有 [kjv] But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. [bbe] But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back. 23:14 [hgb] 你 们 这 假 冒 为 善 的 文 士 和 法 利 