Astray or On Path
Jesus, deliberately confused the thousands of crowds through parables.
Jesus replied, "You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
'When they look, they won't really see. When they hear, they won't understand.' - Luke 8:10
Foot note:
I'm not going to spend my life watering rocks or fertilizing thorns.