⁴²And the Lord said: Who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?

⁴³Blessed is that servant whom, when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.

⁴⁴Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.

⁴⁵But if that servant shall say in his heart: My Lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk:

⁴⁶The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not: and shall separate him and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers.

⁴⁷And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

⁴⁸But he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

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