And he said to them that stood by: Take the pound away from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
And he called him, and said to him: How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for now thou canst be steward no longer.
But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come.
And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming, I might have exacted it with usury?
And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds.