25 But there were many that being full of wisdom and aflame with love of En, did lend a part of that which they earned unto the rulers of the land for to buy them munitions of war.
26 And, howsoever much it was, it did breed them profits during every year that it was away, so that they prospered and became men of substance.
27 Nevertheless, there was fear in them that when the war was come to an end the rulers would take from each so much, saying unto him, A good and faithful servant has thou been and prudent, and thou wast an help unto us when we had need of thee. And now, listen:
28 Inasmuch as thy brothers have wasted their substance on idle things of no account, therefore are they become paupers, and they are hungerstarved.
29 But thou hast been saving in the past and thine hire has bred thee profits. Thy foresight has delivered thee from want during all the days of thy life.
30 Therefore shalt thou pay so much unto each of thy poor brethren, for in this wise they shall have subsistence that will keep them safe from want.
31 And the wasters winked them each the left eye, for they knew full well that when the time came that they were impoverished, then would the thrifty ones be taxed for to feed them.
32 For the frugal man shall sweat; but the waster, he shall lap it up. And so it was in the land of En.