An Itemized Bill
An old church in Belgium decided to repair its properties and employed an artist to touch up some of its old paintings. Upon presenting his bill, the committee in charge refused payment unless the details were specified, whereupon he presented the items as follows:
| To correcting Ten Commandments | 3.12 |
| Embellishing Pontius Pilate and putting new ribbon on his hat | 3.02 |
| Putting new tail on rooster of St. Peter and mending his coat | 3.20 |
| Repluming and regilding wing of Guardian angel | 5.18 |
| Washing servant of high priest and putting carmine on his cheeks | 5.02 |
| Renewing heaven, adjusting the stars, and cleaning up the moon | 7.14 |
| Touching up Purgatory and restoring lost souls | 3.06 |
| Taking spots off son of Tobias | 1.30 |
| Putting ear-rings in Sarah’s ears | 1.31 |
| Brightening up flames of hell, putting new tail on the devil, cleaning left hoof, and doing several odd jobs for the damned | 7.17 |
| Rebordering the Robes of Herod and adjusting his wig | 4.00 |
| Cleaning Balaam’s ass and putting new shoes on him | 1.70 |
| Putting new stone in David’s sling, enlarging head of Goliath, and extending Saul’s Leg | 6.18 |
| Decorating Noah’s ark and putting new head on Shem | 4.31 |
| Mending shirt of prodigal son and cleaning his ear | 3.39 |
| ——— | |
| Total | 59.10 |