39 apara nca kasmin k.sa.ne cauraa aagami.syanti iti yadi g.rhapati rj naatu.m "saknoti tadaava"sya.m jaagran nijag.rhe sandhi.m karttayitu.m vaarayati yuuyametad vitta|
40 ataeva yuuyamapi sajjamaanaasti.s.thata yato yasmin k.sa.ne ta.m naaprek.sadhve tasminneva k.sa.ne manu.syaputra aagami.syati|
41 tadaa pitara.h papraccha, he prabho bhavaan kimasmaan uddi"sya ki.m sarvvaan uddi"sya d.r.s.taantakathaamimaa.m vadati?
42 tata.h prabhu.h provaaca, prabhu.h samucitakaale nijaparivaaraartha.m bhojyaparive.sa.naaya ya.m tatpade niyok.syati taad.r"so vi"svaasyo boddhaa karmmaadhii"sa.h kosti?
43 prabhuraagatya yam etaad.r"se karmma.ni prav.rtta.m drak.syati saeva daaso dhanya.h|
44 aha.m yu.smaan yathaartha.m vadaami sa ta.m nijasarvvasvasyaadhipati.m kari.syati|
45 kintu prabhurvilambenaagami.syati, iti vicintya sa daaso yadi tadanyadaasiidaasaan praharttum bhoktu.m paatu.m maditu nca praarabhate,
46 tarhi yadaa prabhu.m naapek.si.syate yasmin k.sa.ne so.acetana"sca sthaasyati tasminneva k.sa.ne tasya prabhuraagatya ta.m padabhra.s.ta.m k.rtvaa vi"svaasahiinai.h saha tasya a.m"sa.m niruupayi.syati|
47 yo daasa.h prabheाraaj naa.m j naatvaapi sajjito na ti.s.thati tadaaj naanusaare.na ca kaaryya.m na karoti sonekaan prahaaraan praapsyati;
48 kintu yo jano.aj naatvaa prahaaraarha.m karmma karoti solpaprahaaraan praapsyati| yato yasmai baahulyena datta.m tasmaadeva baahulyena grahii.syate, maanu.saa yasya nika.te bahu samarpayanti tasmaad bahu yaacante|