29. And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:
30. But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31. But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine.
32. But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.