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And he coveted to fill his womb of the pods that the hogs ate, and no man gave to him.
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And he turned again to himself, and said, How many hired men in my father's house have plenty of loaves; and I perish here through hunger [forsooth I perish here in hunger].
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I shall rise up, and go to my father, and I shall say to him, Father, I have sinned into heaven [Father, I have sinned against heaven], and before thee;
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and now I am not worthy to be called thy son, make me as one of thine hired men.
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And he rose up, and came to his father. And when he was yet afar, his father saw him, and was stirred by mercy. And he ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned into heaven [Father, I have sinned against heaven], and before thee; and now I am not worthy to be called thy son.
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And the father said to his servants, Swiftly bring ye forth the first stole, and clothe ye him [and clothe him], and give ye a ring in his hand, and shoes on his feet;
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and bring ye a fat calf, and slay ye, and eat we, and make we feast.
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For this my son was dead, and hath lived again; he perished, and is found. And all men began to eat [And all began for to eat gladly].
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But his elder son was in the field; and when he came, and approached to the house [and nighed to the house], he heard a symphony and a crowd.
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And he called one of the servants, and asked, what these things were.