⁴⁸ But imagine that the master’s trust was misplaced, that the supposedly responsible servant is actually a thief who says to himself, “My master has been gone so long, he is not possibly coming back.” ⁴⁹ Then he beats his fellow servants and dines and drinks with drunkards. ⁵⁰ Well, when the master returns—as certainly he will—the servant will be caught unawares. The master will return on a day and at an hour when he isn’t expected.