"Thensummoninghim, his lordsaidto him, 'You wickedslave,I forgaveyou allthat debtbecauseyou pleadedwith me.
"And the lordof that slavefelt compassionand releasedhim and forgavehim the debt.
"Sowhen his fellow slavessawwhathad happened,they were deeplygrievedand cameand reportedto their lordallthat had happened.
Shouldyou not alsohave hadmercyon your fellow slave,in the same waythat I had mercyon you?'
"But his masteransweredand saidto him, 'You wicked,lazyslave,you knewthat I reapwhereI did not sowand gatherwhereI scatteredno[seed].
"He saidto him, 'By your own wordsI will judgeyou, you worthlessslave.Did you knowthat I aman exactingman,takingup whatI did not lay downand reapingwhatI did not sow?
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
