17. And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.
18. And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas.
19. And he said also to this one, And thou, be over five cities.
20. And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.
21. For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.
22. He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.