Verse 35
35. Let your loins be girded The lord of a household of servants has gone late at night to a wedding. What hour he will return is utterly uncertain. If when he returns he finds them prepared, alert, watching, and dutiful, rich will be their reward. But woe be to them if the reverse.
Girded about you Ready for action in doing the honours of his return. When a servant was about to engage in active service, he first drew tight around his waist the girdle which bound his loose and flowing dress, that its folds might not impede his work.
Your lights burning As the lord returns, he must see from the distance that his house is in order. Your lamps must be, momentarily, ready for use and service.
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