23 His master said to him, ‘You’ve done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved trustworthy over small things, so now I’m placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I’m really pleased with you!’
24 Then the man with one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I know that you’re a hard man. You reap where you didn’t sow, and you harvest crops that you didn’t plant. 25 So since I was afraid of you I went and buried your talent in the ground. Look, you can have back what belongs to you.’