At the sudden announcement that the Bridegroom is arriving they prepare to welcome him, but while five of them, who are wise, have oil to burn in their lamps, the others, who are foolish, are left with lamps that have gone out because they have no oil for them. While they go to get some oil the Bridegroom arrives and the foolish virgins find that the door to the hall of the marriage feast is shut.
All’annuncio improvviso che lo Sposo sta arrivando, tutte si preparano ad accoglierlo, ma mentre cinque di esse, sagge, hanno olio per alimentare le proprie lampade, le altre, stolte, restano con le lampade spente perché non ne hanno; e mentre lo cercano giunge lo Sposo e le vergini stolte trovano chiusa la porta che introduce alla festa nuziale.