27. The king felt sorry for him and let him go free. He even told the official that he did not have to pay back the money.
28. As the official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him a hundred silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”
29. The man got down on his knees and began begging, “Have pity on me, and I will pay you back.”
30. But the first official refused to have pity. Instead, he went and had the other official put in jail until he could pay what he owed.
31. When some other officials found out what had happened, they felt sorry for the man who had been put in jail. Then they told the king what had happened.