1 Jesus told his disciples this story. "There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master. 2 So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won’t be continuing as manager.’
3 The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg. 4 Oh, I know what I’m going to do so that when I’m sacked as manager people will make me welcome in their homes.’
5 So he invited all those who were in debt to his master to come and see him. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 The man replied, ‘A hundred units16:6. One batos "bath" was equivalent to around 6 gallons or 22 liters. of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and change it to fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units16:7. One koros "kor" was equivalent to 11 bushels or 390 liters. of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’
8 The rich man commended his dishonest manager for his cunning idea. The children of this world are more cunning towards one another than are the children of light.
9 I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it’s gone, you’ll be welcomed into an eternal home. 10 If you can be trusted with very little you can also be trusted with much; if you are dishonest with very little you will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you can’t be trusted when it comes to worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you can’t be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will trust you with what is yours? 13 No servant can obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Money."