Bible verses about "wasting" | Moffatt

¹⁴ For the case is that of a man going abroad, who summoned his servants and handed over his property to them; ¹⁵ to one he gave twelve hundred pounds, to another five hundred, and to another two hundred and fifty; each got according to his capacity. Then the man went abroad. ¹⁶ The servant who had got the twelve hundred pounds went at once and traded with them, making another twelve hundred. ¹⁷ Similarly the servant who had got the five hundred pounds made another five hundred. ¹⁸ But the servant who had got the two hundred and fifty pounds went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ Now a long time afterwards the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them. ²⁰ Then the servant who had got the twelve hundred pounds came forward, bringing twelve hundred more; he said, 'You handed me twelve hundred pounds, sir; here I have gained another twelve hundred.' ²¹ His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.' ²² Then the servant with the five hundred pounds came forward. He said, 'You handed me five hundred pounds, sir; here I have gained another five hundred.' ²³ His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.' ²⁴ Then the servant who had got the two hundred and fifty pounds came forward. He said, 'I knew you were a hard man, sir, reaping where you never sowed and gathering where you never winnowed. ²⁵ So I was afraid; I went and hid your two hundred and fifty pounds in the earth. There's your money!' ²⁶ His master said to him in reply, 'You rascal, you idle servant! You knew, did you, that I reap where I have never sowed and gather where I have never winnowed! ²⁷ Well then, you should have handed my money to the bankers and I would have got my capital with interest when I came back. ²⁸ Take therefore the two hundred and fifty pounds away from him, give it to the servant who had the twelve hundred. ²⁹ For to everyone who has shall more be given and richly given; but from him who has nothing, even what he has shall be taken. ³⁰ Throw the good-for-nothing servant into the darkness outside; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

¹² And when they were satisfied, he said to the disciples, "Gather up the pieces left over, so that nothing may be wasted." ¹³ They gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five loaves left over from the meal. ¹⁴ Now when the people saw the Sign he had performed, they said, "This really is the Prophet who is to come into the world!"