:TEXT: "they neither labor nor spin" : Sa B K L W Delta Pi f1 f13 28 33 565 700 892 1010 1241 Byz Lect lat vg syr(p,h,pal) cop : KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: "they neither card nor spin nor labor" : S*(vid) : NEBnOTHER: "they neither spin nor labor" : Theta syr(c) : The manuscripts listed as evidence under the text show several variations, especially as to whether the verbs are plural or singular in form. But in Greek a neuter plural noun can take a singular verb with no change in meaning. The footnote reading that includes carding was apparently a scribal idiosyncrasy that was corrected almost immediately. It was discovered only when the manuscript was examined under an ultra-violet lamp.