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â âNine hundred gallons [a] of olive oil,â he replied. âThe manager told him, âTake your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.â
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âThen he asked the second, âAnd how much do you owe?â â âA thousand bushels[b]of wheat,â he replied. âHe told him, âTake your bill and make it eight hundred.â
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âThe master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.