²⁵ But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

²⁵ but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds[1] among the wheat and went away.

²⁵ But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.