²² Then the king said to the servant, ‘I will condemn you by your own words, you evil servant. You knew that I am a hard man, taking money that I didn’t earn and gathering food that I didn’t plant. ²³ Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank? Then when I came back, my money would have earned some interest.’

²⁴ “The king said to the men who were standing by, ‘Take the coin away from this servant and give it to the servant who earned ten coins.’