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12* Such things are bound to occur to lazy people who waste their useful time because of their sluggishness, they did not want to work in summer, therefore they shall beg in winter, and nothing shall be given them. And the others are bound to obtain eternal poverty with empty hands; we have already said of them that although they work much expecting heavenly reward for it, they shall not catch that which they hope to fish out, because they live in a night of sin and blindness. Therefore the foremost necessity of a careful servant is to insist that, when he works, the work be done in daylight.

Enough was said about the unsuccessful fishing and the working at night. Saint Peter's speech is a sufficient answer when he said, "Nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net." It is here that the power of Christ's words is demonstrated because, what night could not have, His words have multiplied into abundance. For His words are so perfect and so powerful that not only those things which are made can become useful, but even those which are not made; this is in accordance with the Scripture which says:

Proverbs 20:4

Psalm 33: 6, 8–9