| 1 | A wealthy master planning to take a great journey, |
| 2 | Did first entrust a great fortune to his most trusted servants. |
| 3 | Upon his return after a long absence, |
| 4 | The man called his servants for an accounting: |
| 5 | The first did account: My Lord, you entrusted me with the wealth of one talent, |
| 6 | Whereupon I did work day and night and have produced one more in value. |
| 7 | The master then said: Well done, good and faithful servant. |
| 8 | You were entrusted with only a few things, but have proven you can and shall be entrusted with much more. |
| 9 | The second did account: My Lord, you entrusted me with two talents, |
| 10 | Whereupon I did use my skill and effort and produced three more. |
| 11 | The master then said: Well done, wise and gifted servant. |
| 12 | You were entrusted with more and yet have proven you can and shall be entrusted with all the riches of this house. |
| 13 | The third did then account: My Lord, you entrusted me with five talents, |
| 14 | Yet I was afraid of what might be lost and did fear your retribution and so did hide such talents in the earth until your return that they might not be lost. |
| 15 | But the master answered him: You ungrateful and selfish servant. |
| 16 | Of all my most entrusted servants I gave you the most, and yet you did the least. |
| 17 | I did not seek profit nor demand great hardship from you, |
| 18 | Only that you honor and use that which I entrusted to you. |
| 19 | Pity the man then who is given so much yet does so little to better the world. |
| 20 | For better if he never had been born than to suffer the ages of torment and infamy, |
| 21 | Of being known as one who wasted so much of that which was entrusted to him. |
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