²⁰ `And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

¹³ The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'

¹⁴ The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.

²⁴ `And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

⁹ and already also the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree, therefore, not making good fruit is cut down, and to fire it is cast.'

⁴⁶ `And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

¹³ and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business -- till I come;

¹⁷ to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.