The<n id="1" /> younger of them said to his<n id="2" /> father, &#8216;Father, give me the share of the estate<n id="3" /> that will belong<n id="4" /> to me.&#8217; So<n id="5" /> he divided his<n id="6" /> assets between them.<n id="7" />

After<n id="1" /> a few days,<n id="2" /> the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered<n id="3" /> his wealth<n id="4" /> with a wild lifestyle.

Not so with you;<n id="1" /> instead the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader<n id="2" /> like the one who serves.<n id="3" />

I tell you the solemn truth,<n id="1" /> when you were young, you tied your clothes around you<n id="2" /> and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up<n id="3" /> and bring you where you do not want to go.&#8221;