1
He said also to his talmidim, "There was a certain rich man, who had a manager. The same was accused to him of wasting his possessions.
2
He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
3
"The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
4
I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.'
5
Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'
6
He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'