markets

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

O my child! the thigh of a frog in thy hand is better than a goose in the pot of thy neighbour; and a sheep near thee is better than an ox far away; and a sparrow in thy hand is better than a thousand sparrows flying; [*1] and poverty which gathers is better than the scattering of much provision; and a living fox is better than a dead lion; and a pound of wool is better than a pound of wealth, I mean of gold and silver; for the gold and the silver are hidden and covered up in the earth, and are not seen; but the wool stays in the markets and it is seen, and it is a beauty to him who wears it.