The Shepherd of Hermas
Hermas
Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913
From some he received the sticks dried and, as it were, moth-eaten. The angel commanded those who had given up such sticks, to stand apart.
And others gave up dry sticks, but they were not moth-eaten, and these he commanded
to stand apart.And others gave up sticks half dry, and these stood apart.
And others gave up their sticks half dry and with cracks, and these stood apart.
And others gave up their sticks, green and having cracks, and these stood apart.
And others gave up their sticks half dry and half green, and these stood apart.