Matthew 25:24-26

New Catholic Bible

²⁴ “Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed. ²⁵ Therefore, out of fear I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Behold, I give it back to you.’

²⁶ “His master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant. So you knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered!