11 He was a yellow man, and his it was to till the soil, and keep the flocks and herds. 12 And from the feet of Parabrahm the fourth man came; and he was black; and he was called the sudras, one of low estate. 13 The sudras is the servant of the race of men; he has no rights that others need respect; he may not hear the Vedas read, and it means death to him to look into the face of priest, or king, and naught but death can free him from his state of servitude. 14 And Jesus said, Then Parabrahm is not a God of justice and of right; for with his own strong hand he has exalted one and brought another low. 15 And Jesus said no more to them, but looking up to heaven he said, 16 My Father-God, who was, and is, and ever more shall be; who holds within thy hands the scales of justice and of right; 17 Who in the boundlessness of love has made all men to equal be. The white, the black, the yellow and the red can look up in thy face and say, Our Father-God. 18 Thou Father of the human race, I praise thy name. 19 And all the priests were angered by the words which Jesus spoke; they rushed upon him, seized him, and would have done him harm. 20 But then Lamaas raised his hand and said, You priests of Brahm, beware! you know not what you do; wait till you know the God this youth adores. 21 I have beheld this boy at prayer when light above the light of sun surrounded him, Beware! his God may be more powerful than Brahm. 22 If Jesus speaks the truth, if he is right, you cannot force him to desist; if he is wrong and you are right, his words will come to naught, for right is might, and in the end it will prevail. 23 And then the priests refrained from doing Jesus harm; but one spoke out and said, 24 Within this holy place has not this reckless youth done violence to Parabrahm? The law is plain; it says, He who reviles the name of Brahm shall die. 25 Lamaas plead for Jesus’ life; and then the priests just seized a scourge of cords and drove him from the place. 26 And Jesus went his way and found a shelter with the black and yellow men, the servants and the tillers of the soil. 27 To them he first made known the gospel of equality; he told them of the Brotherhood of Man, the Fatherhood of God. 28 The common people heard him with delight, and learned to pray, Our Father-God who art in heaven. CHAPTER 25. _Jesus teaches the sudras and farmers. Relates a parable of a nobleman and his unjust sons. Makes known the possibilities of all men._ When Jesus saw the sudras and the farmers in such multitudes draw near to hear his words, he spoke a parable to them; he said: 2 A nobleman possessed a great estate; he had four sons, and he would have them all grow strong by standing forth and making use of all the talents they possessed. 3 And so he gave to each a share of his great wealth, and bade them go their way. 4 The eldest son was full of self; he was ambitious, shrewd and quick of thought.