²² The king^[a] told him, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn’t deposit and harvest what I didn’t plant? ²³ Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank? When I returned, I could have collected it with interest.’

²⁴ “So the king^[b] told those standing nearby, ‘Take the coin away from him and give it to the man who has the ten coins.’