Matthew 25:23-25

The Voice

Master: ²³ Excellent. You’ve proved yourself not only clever but loyal. You’ve executed a rather small task masterfully, so now I am going to put you in charge of something larger. But before you go back to work, come join my great feast and celebration.

Servant: Master, I know you are a hard man, difficult in every way. You can make a healthy sum when others would fail. You profit when other people are doing the work. You grow rich on the backs of others. ²⁵ So I was afraid, dug a hole, and hid the talent in the ground. Here it is. You can have it.