MLV(i)
42 But the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will be designating over his bondservants, to give them their food-allowance in season?
43 That fortunate bondservant, whom his lord will find so doing when he has come.
44 Truly I say to you, that he will be designating him over all his possessions.
45 But if that bondservant says in his heart, my lord delays his coming, and may begin to beat the young-servants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 the lord of that bondservant will be coming in a day in which he is not expecting, and in an hour in which he does not know, and will be flogging him and will be placing his part with the unbelieving.
47 But that bondservant, who knew his lord’s will and did not prepare, nor did according to his will, will be whipped with many lashes;
48 but he who did not know and did things worthy of lashes, will be whipped with few lashes. But to whomever much is given, much will be required from him, and to whom they consign much, they will be asking even-more from him.