10 And in the temple Belus, Jesus and Ashbina stood in silent thought.
11 Then Jesus spoke and said, Behold this monument of folly and of shame.
12 Man tried to shake the very throne of God, and he assayed to build a tower to reach to heaven, when, lo, his very speech was snatched away, because in lofty words he boasted of his power.
13 And on these heights the heathen Baal stood—the god wrought out by hands of man.
14 Upon yon altar, birds, and beasts, and men, yea children have been burned in awful sacrifice to Baal.
15 But now the gory priests are dead; the very rocks have shuddered and have fallen down; the place is desolate.
16 Now, in the plains of Shinar Jesus tarried yet for seven days, and, with Ashbina, meditated long upon the needs of men, and how the sages could best serve the coming age.
17 Then Jesus went his way, and after many days he crossed the Jordan to his native land. At once he sought his home in Nazareth.
18 His mother’s heart was filled with joy; she made a feast for him, inviting all her kindred and her friends.
19 But Jesus’ brothers were not pleased that such attention should be paid to one they deemed a sheer adventurer, and they went not in to the feast.