1. “At that time the Kingdom of heaven will be like this. Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2. Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise.
3. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them,
4. while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps.
5. The bridegroom was late in coming, so the women began to nod and fall asleep.
6. “It was already midnight when the cry rang out, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet him!’
7. The ten women woke up and trimmed their lamps.