'Talent' in the Bible

But the one who received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and buried his master's money.

"Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven't planted and gathering where you haven't scattered any seed.

Since I was afraid, I went off and hid your talent in the ground. Here, take what's yours!'

Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.