And He entered the house.
And when He had passed through the hall of chalcedony and the hall of
jasper, and reached the long hall of feasting, He saw lying on a couch of
sea-purple one whose hair was crowned with red roses and whose lips were
red with wine.
And He went behind him and touched him on the shoulder and said to him,
'Why do you live like this?'
And the young man turned round and recognised Him, and made answer and
said, 'But I was a leper once, and you healed me. How else should I
live?'
And He passed out of the house and went again into the street.
And after a little while He saw one whose face and raiment were painted
and whose feet were shod with pearls. And behind her came, slowly as a
hunter, a young man who wore a cloak of two colours. Now the face of the
woman was as the fair face of an idol, and the eyes of the young man were
bright with lust.
And He followed swiftly and touched the hand of the young man and said to
him, 'Why do you look at this woman and in such wise?'
And the young man turned round and recognised Him and said, 'But I was
blind once, and you gave me sight.
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