J34 The Parables 7 Poem by Simple Simon

A top-rank-gentleman,
Left his home-town.
Soon a ruler, he became
Of a remote kingdom.

Before leaving, he called
His ten servants and told,
“I’m giving you, each one,
As a support, one gold coin.”

“See what you can earn
With this one gold coin”
After disbursing the same
He left for the kingdom.

“The king came back,
As people didn’t like
His rule in the kingdom
For his lack of wisdom.

“On his return he called
The ten servants and asked
What business they did?
How much they earned? ”

One said, “I earned ten
With the one gold coin.”
The master said, “Well done.
You’re in charge of cities ten.”

The second one said, “Five coins
I earned with your one coin.”
Five cities his master gave him
And he took charge of the same.

The Third one said then,
“Sir, here is your coin.
Safely I kept it hidden
As you’re a hard man.”

“What’s not yours.
You take as yours.
What you didn’t sow
You reap and show.”

The master wasn’t happy
With his evasive reply.
He ordered the first man
To take this one coin.

He said, “More is given
To an enterprising person
Who has with him something,
And to a lazy man, nothing.”