24And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:
25And I was in fear, and went away, and put your talent in the earth: here is what is yours.
26But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
27Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?
28Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.
29For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
30And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
