²⁰ And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

¹⁴ As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

¹⁶ The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

²⁴ Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

⁹ And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

⁴⁶ And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

¹³ And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

¹⁷ Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.