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The Story of the Vineyard Owner
Woe to those who possess knowledge!—for had their minds been deficient, they would at least have an excuse. Woe to them, woe to them, should the same fate that befell the vineyard owner befall them. They asked, “And what is the parable of the vineyard owner?”
قِصَّةُ صَاحِبِ الْكَرْمِ وَيْلٌ لِأَصْحَابِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ الَّذِينَ لَوْ قَصُرَتْ عَنْهُمْ عُقُولُهُمْ لَكَانَ أَعْذَرَ لَهُمْ، وَيْلٌ لَهُمْ، وَيْلٌ لَهُمْ، لَوْ قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ مَا أَصَابَ صَاحِبَ الْكَرْمِ. قَالُوا: وَكَيْفَ كَانَ مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْكَرْمِ؟