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Then Moshiach said, A certain man of noble birth traveled to a distant country to get for himself royal power for his malchut and to return.
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And having summoned ten avadim (servants) of his, he gave them ten minas and he said to them, Conduct business until I come.
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But his subjects were hating the man of noble birth and they sent a delegation after him saying, We do not want this one to rule over us.
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And it came about when he returned, having received the royal power of his malchut, he summoned to his presence these avadim to whom he had given the kesef, that he might have daas of what they had gained by trading.
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And the rishon (first) came, saying, With your mina, Adoni, ten minas more were gained.
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Yafeh! Eved tov! Because you have been ne’eman (faithful) in a very small thing, have shlita (authority) over ten towns.[MISHLE 27:18]
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And the sheni (second) came saying, Your mina, Adoni, made five minas.
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And the man of noble birth said also to this one, And you have shlita (authority) over five towns.
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And the other came saying, Adoni, hinei! Your mina which I had put away in a tichel (kerchief).
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For I was fearing you, because you are a big machmir (stickler), you take what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow.
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He says to him, From your own mouth I will judge you, eved rasha (bad servant). You had daas that I am a big machmir (stickler), taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?