*1.* “So I pastured the flock doomed to slaughter, hence the afflicted of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Favor and the other I called Union; so I pastured the flock.” *2* “To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.” *3* “In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.” *4* “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.”