Ephesians 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. One morning, when Benjamin Franklin was busy preparing his new paper for the press, a lounger stepped into the store and spent an hour or more looking over the books, etc. Finally taking one in his hand, he asked the price. "One dollar." "One dollar!" said he. "Can't you take less than that? No, indeed; that is the price." Another hour was nearly passed, when the lounger said, "Is Mr. Franklin at home?" "Yes, he is in the printing office." "I want to see him." The boy immediately informed Mr. Franklin that there was a gentleman in the store waiting to see him. Franklin was soon behind the counter, when the lounger, book in hand, addressed him thus, "Franklin, what is the lowest you can take for this book?" "One dollar and a quarter." "One dollar and a quarter! Why, your boy here said I could have it for one dollar. True," said Franklin, "and I could have better afforded to take a dollar than to have been taken out of the office." The lounger seemed surprised, and wishing to end the parley of his own making, said, "Come, Mr. Franklin, what is the lowest you can take for it?" "One dollar and a half." "A dollar and a half! Why you offered it yourself for a dollar and a quarter!" "Yes," said Franklin, "and I had better have taken that than a dollar and a half now!" The lounger paid down the price and went about his business (if he had any), and Franklin returned to the printing office. Parallel Verses KJV: Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. |
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