"And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!"
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As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Do not err, my beloved brethren.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and *I* perish here by famine.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!
`And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!