The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
1 He also said to the disciples: "There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.
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So he called the manager in and asked, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be [my] manager.'
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"Then the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig; I'm ashamed to beg.
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I know what I'll do so that when I'm removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.'
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"So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked the first one.
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" 'A hundred measures of oil,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'sit down quickly, and write 50.'
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"Next he asked another, 'How much do you owe?' " 'A hundred measures of wheat,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'and write 80.'
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"The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light [in dealing] with their own people.