The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand.
When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;
So, too, the man who had received the twelve hundred pounds made another twelve hundred.
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.
David, after obediently doing God's will in his own time, 'fell asleep and was laid by the side of his ancestors, and did undergo corruption;
But it is through the love of God that I am what I am, and the love that he showed me has not been wasted. No, I have toiled harder than any of them, and yet it was not I, but the love of God working with me.
The labourer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.