Isatis herba

of the salt that loses its flavor, of the tree bearing good or bad fruits, of new wine put into old wineskins, of the reed that is swayed by the wind, of the sower casting his seed in the field, of which one part was consumed by the birds of the sky, another dried up, another was choked, and another brought forth manifold fruits, of the enemy in the night time mixing tares with the good seed, of the mustard seed, of leaven, of the net cast into the sea, of the dogs unworthy of the bread of the children, yet worthy to be fed with the crumbs falling from their masters' tables, of the signs of the weather, of the one hiring laborers for his vineyard, of the man letting out his vineyard to farmers, of the brood of vipers, of the hen gathering her chicks under her wings, of the flight of eagles toward carcasses, of the diligent and prudent servant to whose care and inspection the whole family is committed, of the householder entrusting his goods to his servants, of the man making straight paths, of the one building a house either