But he was not willing. Instead, he went out and had him sent to prison, until he would repay the debt.
And tell them: 'Thus says the king: Put this man in prison, and sustain him with the bread of affliction, and with the water of distress, until I return in peace.' "
Whoever blocks his ears to the outcry of the poor shall also cry out himself, and he will not be heeded.
And his fellow servant, falling prostrate, petitioned him, saying: 'Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.'
Now his fellow servants, seeing what was done, were greatly saddened, and they went and reported to their lord all that was done.