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¹²Then, when they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments that are left over, lest they be lost.”

¹²Then, when they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments that are left over, lest they be lost.” ¹³And so they gathered, and they filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over from those who had eaten. ¹⁴Therefore, those men, when they had seen that Jesus had accomplished a sign, they said, “Truly, this one is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

⁹When you will have harvested the grain fields of your land, you shall not cut it down to the surface of the land, even to the ground, nor shall you gather the remaining ears of grain. ¹⁰Neither shall you gather the clusters or individual grapes which fall down in your vineyard, but you shall leave them for paupers and travelers to take. I am the Lord your God.

¹⁴For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods. ¹⁵And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, yet to another he gave one, to each according to his own ability. And promptly, he set out. ¹⁶Then he who had received five talents went out, and he made use of these, and he gained another five. ¹⁷And similarly, he who had received two gained another two. ¹⁸But he who had received one, going out, dug into the earth, and he hid the money of his lord. ¹⁹Yet truly, after a long time, the lord of those servants returned and he settled accounts with them.

⁸But the disciples, seeing this, were indignant, saying: “What is the purpose of this waste?

³⁰I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man, ³¹and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed. ³²When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline. ³³You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest. ³⁴And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”

¹⁶but like the wise: atoning for this age, because this is an evil time. ¹⁷For this reason, do not choose to be imprudent. Instead, understand what is the will of God.

²³Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men.

²⁸Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.

¹³Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

⁴And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.

¹⁴Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

¹²be numbered? So make known your right hand, along with men learned in heart, in wisdom.

²And do not choose to be conformed to this age, but instead choose to be reformed in the newness of your mind, so that you may demonstrate what is the will of God: what is good, and what is well-pleasing, and what is perfect.