"When he had begunto settle[them], onewho owedhim ten thousandtalentswas broughtto him.
So he said,"Nowlet it alsobe according to your words;he with whomit is foundshall be my slave,and [the rest of] you shall be innocent."
and for the servicefor the houseof Godthey gave5000talentsand 10,000daricsof gold,and 10,000talentsof silver,and 18,000talentsof brass,and 100,000talentsof iron.
and I said,"O my God,I am ashamedand embarrassedto liftup my faceto You, my God,for our iniquitieshave risenaboveour headsand our guilthas grownevento the heavens.
For my iniquitiesare goneovermy head;As a heavyburdenthey weightoomuchfor me.
For evilsbeyondnumberhave surroundedme; My iniquitieshave overtakenme, so that I am not ableto see;They are morenumerousthanthe hairsof my head,And my hearthas failedme.
"For thisreasonthe kingdomof heavenmay be comparedto a kingwhowishedto settleaccountswith his slaves.
"But since he did not have[the means] to repay,his lordcommandedhim to be sold,alongwith his wifeand childrenand allthat he had,and repayment to be made.
"To onehe gavefivetalents,to another,two,and to another,one,eachaccordingto his ownability;and he went on his journey.
"Immediatelythe one who had receivedthe fivetalentswentand tradedwith them, and gainedfivemoretalents.
"The one who had receivedthe fivetalentscameup and broughtfivemoretalents,saying,'Master,you entrustedfivetalentsto me. See,I have gainedfivemoretalents.'
"Alsothe onewho[had received] the twotalentscameup and said,'Master,you entrustedtwotalentsto me. See,I have gainedtwomoretalents.'
"And the one alsowho had receivedthe onetalentcameup and said,'Master,I knewyou to be a hardman,reapingwhereyou did not sowand gatheringwhereyou scatteredno[seed].
"Ordo you supposethat thoseeighteenon whomthe towerin Siloamfelland killedthem were [worse] culpritsthanallthe menwho livein Jerusalem?
"And he summonedeachoneof his master'sdebtors,and he [began] sayingto the first,'How muchdo you owemy master?'
"Thenhe saidto another,'And how muchdo you owe?'And he said,'A hundredmeasuresof wheat.'He saidto him, 'Takeyour bill,and writeeighty.'
