The young curate was attending the monastery for the first time. "What are my duties," he asked the old priest. "You copy the Bible by hand from the previous copy. It's been done this way century after century," replied the older man. "But couldn't that cause inaccuracies? A mistake that was made centuries ago would never be detected!" said the novice.
"Well now, that's true," the old priest mumbled, "I'll just look into that possibility." He vanished into the archives and was not seen for two days, and when he was found deep within the labyrinths of the book rooms, he was crying bitterly. When asked what was wrong, he replied, "The original word was 'celebrate'!"