One quiet ride left a priest shaken by a warning he thought he understood. When a nun invoked a psalm after his wandering hand crossed a line, he recoiled, convinced scripture had exposed his weakness. But back at the church, his frantic search would reveal that this mischievous old joke had saved its biggest surprise for the final reve… Continues…

In this fictional tale, a priest offered a nun a ride to her convent. As she settled into the passenger seat, her gown shifted, revealing part of her leg. Distracted, he nearly lost control of the car. After recovering, he placed his hand on her leg. “Father, remember Psalm 129?” she asked. He withdrew immediately, only to repeat the gesture a little later. Her reminder came again, just as calmly. “I’m sorry, Sister,” he stammered. “The flesh is weak.”

After dropping her off, the embarrassed priest hurried back to consult his Bible. The joke supplies this supposed verse: “Go forth and seek; further up, you will find glory.” Suddenly, his interpretation of her warning became the punchline. The closing moral adds another wink: know your scriptures, or you might miss a blessing. There is one important catch, though: that quotation is invented, not an actual passage from Psalm 129Read more below.