Luke 16:1-8 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward;and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward;and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. ² And he called [him,] and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee?give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayst be no longer steward. ³ But the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. ⁴ I know what I will do; that when I shalt be put from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. ⁵ So he called every one of his lords debters unto him, and said unto the first, how much owest thou unto my lord? ⁶ And he said,An hundred baths of oyl. But he said unto him, take thy bills, and write fifty. ⁷ Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said,An hundred cores of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. ⁸ And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done prudently, wherefore I say unto you, the children of this age are in their generation more prudent than the children of light.