Lake Apostolic Fathers 2 - Bible Translation

THE SHEPHERD, sim. ix. viii. 2-6
be put with the black ones, for these also were iouiid
to be black. 3. Then he began to look at those
which had cracks, and of these he hewed many, and
commanded them to be brought back by the
maidens into the building. But they were put on
the outside because they were found to be stronger.
But the rest could not be hewn because of the
number of the cracks. For this cause, therefore,
they were thrown away from the building of
the tower. 4. Then he began to look at those
which were short, and many among them were found
black, and some with great cracks, and he commanded
these also to be put with the rejected. But
the majority of them he cleaned and hewed and
commanded to be put into the building. And the
maidens took them, and fitted them into the middle
of the building of the tower, for they were too weak.^
5. Then he began to look at those which were half
white, and half black, and many of them were found
to be black, and these also he commanded to be put
away with the rejected. But the rest were all taken
up by the maidens, for they were white and were
fitted by the maidens themselves into the building.
And they were put on the outside because they
were found to be sound, so that they could support
those that were put in the middle, for in no way
were they too short. 6. Then he began to look at
those which were hard and difficult, and a few of
them were rejected, because they could not be hewn,
for they proved to be very hard. But the rest of
them were hewn, and were taken by the maidens
and fitted into the middle of the building of the
^ ie to endure the strain of the outside.
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