Luke 16:1-12 And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.

Murdock⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property. ² And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward. ³ And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed. ⁴ I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses. ⁵ And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord? ⁶ And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures. ⁷ And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors. ⁸ And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. ⁹ And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. ¹⁰ He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much. ¹¹ If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality? ¹² And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?