1Now He was alsosaying to the disciples, "There was a richmanwhohad a manager, and this manager was reported to him as 1squandering his possessions.
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"And he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hearabout you? Give an accounting of your management, for you cannolonger be manager.'
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"The managersaid to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the managementaway from me? I am not strongenough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
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'I knowwhat I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes.'
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"And he summonedeachone of his master'sdebtors, and he began saying to the first, 'Howmuch do you owe my master?'
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"And he said, 'A hundredmeasures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sitdownquickly and writefifty.'
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"Then he said to another, 'And howmuch do you owe?' And he said, 'A hundredmeasures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and writeeighty.'