Technically, the third guy didn’t lose any of the money he was given. He returned the exact same amount the ruler had given him in the first place. But, the ruler saw this as an act of fear rather than of prudence. It was a waste of the ruler’s investment because the third guy didn’t even try to do anything to improve his circumstances.
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Technically, the third guy didn’t lose any of the money he was given. He returned the exact same amount the ruler had given him in the first place. But, the ruler saw this as an act of fear rather than of prudence. It was a waste of the ruler’s investment because the third guy didn’t even try to do anything to improve his circumstances.