Bible Verses About Malfeasance in Office: The lessees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of Jesus

And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent unto them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and handled shamefully.

And he sent another; and him they killed: and many others; beating some, and killing some.

He had yet one, a beloved son: he sent him last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?