²⁷ The king was moved by the pathos of the situation, so indeed he took pity on the servant, told him to stand up, and then forgave the debt.

²⁸ But the slave went and found a friend, another slave, who owed him about a hundred days’ wages.^[a] “Pay me back that money,” shouted the slave, throttling his friend and shaking him with threats and violence. ²⁹ The slave’s friend fell down prostrate and begged for mercy: “Have mercy on me, and I will somehow pay you everything.”