It's like a man planning a journey who called his servants and put capital in their hands. He gave one five bags of gold, another two, and another one, each according to his ability. Then he set out. The man with the five bags began trading right away and made a profit of five bags. The man who had the two bags added two. But the one who had received a single bag of gold dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. Eventually their master returned and called them to account. The servant entrusted with five bags produced the five he had made. "Master," he said, "you left five bags with me. See, I have gained five more." "Well done, my good and trusty servant!" said the master. "You have proved trustworthy with a little. Now I'll give you a greater responsibility. Come and share your master's delight." The man with the two bags then came and said, "Master, you left two bags with me. See, I have gained two more." "Well done, my good and trusty servant!" said the master. "You have proved trustworthy with a little. Now I'll give you a greater responsibility. Come and share your master's delight." Then the man entrusted with one bag came and said, "Master, I knew you to be a hard man. You reap where you have not sown. You gather where you have not scattered. So I was afraid and I went and hid your gold in the ground. Here is what belongs to you." "You lazy rascal," said the master. "You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered? Then you should have invested my money with the bankers. On my return I would have received what is mine with interest. Take the bag from him and hand it to the one with the ten bags. Throw this useless servant out."
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