“ And another came and said,‘ Master, here is your mina. I have kept it safe in a cloth

又有一个来说：‘主啊，看哪，你的一锭银子在这里，我把它包在手巾里存着。

又有一个来说：‘主啊！看哪，你的一锭银子在这里，我把它包在手巾里存着。

又有一个来说：‘主啊！看哪，你的一锭银子在这里，我把它包在手巾里存着。

“另一个奴仆上前说，‘主啊，这是你先前给我的一千个银币，我一直把它包在手帕里。

另一个来说：‘主啊，你看，你的一百银币，我一直保存在手巾里，

“另一个上前来说：‘主啊，请看，你的那一百银币，我一直保存在手巾里。

又有一個來說：『主啊，看哪，你的一錠銀子在這裏，我把它包在手巾裏存着。

又有一個來說：『主啊！看哪，你的一錠銀子在這裏，我把它包在手巾裏存着。

又有一個來說：『主啊！看哪，你的一錠銀子在這裏，我把它包在手巾裏存着。

「另一個奴僕上前說，『主啊，這是你先前給我的一千個銀幣，我一直把它包在手帕裡。

另一個來說：‘主啊，你看，你的一百銀幣，我一直保存在手巾裡，

那另一個來說：「主啊你看，我所領的你那「百日工錢」幣，在手巾裏保存着呢。

「另一個上前來說：『主啊，請看，你的那一百銀幣，我一直保存在手巾裡。

又其次至、曰、主之一斤在此、我藏之於巾、

又其次至曰、主之十金在此、藏之巾中、

又其次至曰、主人一彌拿在此、我以巾包而藏之、

又次至曰：「主之金、依然在此、予受之即藏諸帕中。

“ Then another servant came and said,‘ Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.

“ Then another slave came. He said,‘ Sir, here is your money. I have kept it hidden in a piece of cloth.

Then another came, saying,‘ Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief;

“ But the third servant brought back only the original amount of money and said,‘ Master, I hid your money and kept it safe.

And then another came, saying,‘ Master, here is your mina, which I kept tucked away in a handkerchief;

“ Then another came, saying,‘ Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.

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

“ And another came and said,‘ Master, here is your mina. I have kept it hidden away in a cloth

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

Then another slave came and said,‘ Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

Another came, saying,‘ Lord, behold, your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief,

“ Why do you call me‘ Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them,‘ Engage in business until I come back.’

The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

“ The man who had received one talent also approached and said,‘ Master, I know you. You’re a harsh man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed.

The slacker says,“ There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven who can answer sensibly.

So it is sin to know the good and yet not do it.