"The managersaidto himself,'Whatshall I do,sincemy masteris takingthe managementawayfrom me? I am not strong enoughto dig;I am ashamedto beg.
For we hearthat someamongyou are leadingan undisciplinedlife,doingnoworkat all,but acting like busybodies.
And a manwho had beenlamefrom his mother'swombwas being carriedalong, whomthey used to set downeverydayat the gateof the templewhich is calledBeautiful,in order to begalmsof thosewho were enteringthe temple.
Thereforethe neighbors,and thosewho previouslysawhim as a beggar,were saying,"Is not thisthe one who used to sitand beg?"
"For a whilehe was unwilling;but afterwardhe saidto himself,'EventhoughI do not fearGodnorrespectman,
"Nowthe poor mandiedand was carried awayby the angelsto Abraham'sbosom;and the rich manalsodiedand was buried.
"And a poor mannamedLazaruswas laidat his gate,covered with sores,
"And he began reasoningto himself,saying,'Whatshall I do,sinceI havenoplaceto storemy crops?'
Thenthey cameto Jericho.And as He was leavingJerichowith His disciplesand a largecrowd,a blindbeggar[named] Bartimaeus,the sonof Timaeus,was sittingby the road.
Whatwill you doon the dayof the appointedfestivalAnd on the dayof the feastof the LORD?
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
Now whatwill you doin the dayof punishment,And in the devastationwhich will comefrom afar?To whomwill you fleefor help?And wherewill you leaveyour wealth?
He who pampershis slavefrom childhoodWill in the endfind him to be a son.
The sluggarddoes not plowafterthe autumn,So he begsduring the harvestand hasnothing.
Lazinesscastsinto a deepsleep,And an idlemanwill sufferhunger.
He alsowho is slackin his workIs brotherto him who destroys.
The wayof the lazyis as a hedgeof thorns,But the pathof the uprightis a highway.
The soulof the sluggardcravesand [gets] nothing,But the soulof the diligentis madefat.
So Hamancamein and the kingsaidto him, "Whatis to be donefor the manwhomthe kingdesiresto honor?"And Hamansaidto himself,"Whomwould the kingdesireto honormorethanme?"
but getup and enterthe city,and it will be toldyou whatyou mustdo."
"When eveningcame,the ownerof the vineyardsaidto his foreman,'Callthe laborersand paythem their wages,beginningwith the last[group] to the first.'
"And he calledhim and saidto him, 'Whatis thisI hearaboutyou? Givean accountingof your management,for you cannolongerbe manager.'
I knowwhatI shall do,sothat whenI am removedfrom the managementpeople will welcomeme into their homes.'
