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The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more.
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But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.
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“After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
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The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’
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“The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together! ’
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“The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’
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“The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
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“Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
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I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’
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“But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate,
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why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’