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

And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-wine-vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

and he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,

and they, having taken him, did severely beat him , and did send him away empty.

`And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded him in the head, and sent away--dishonoured.

`And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.

`Having yet therefore one son--his beloved--he sent also him unto them last, saying--They will reverence my son;

and those husbandmen said among themselves--This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

and having taken him, they did kill, and cast him forth without the vineyard.

And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son--the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him ; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?