Possible Clues:

• 'Many are called, but ... are chosen'
• Perhaps not many could have heard this following the cur
• ''Many are called, but ... are chosen''
• Not many, only some
• At the end of the day that's what the cur may get
• '... let thy words be ___': Eccl.
• 'Chosen' number
• Not many, only a handful
• Small indefinite amount
• Not many, just a handful