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| | |And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. | | |And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. |
| − | |And He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, who employed a manager; and this manager was accused of squandering his employer's wealth. | + | |And He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, who employed a manager; and this manager was accused of squandering his boss's wealth. |
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| | |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 mayest be no longer steward. | | |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 mayest be no longer steward. |
| − | |And he summoned him, and said to him, 'How is it that I hear such bad things about you? You need to explain your decisions and their results; for your position is now in jeopardy'. | + | |And he summoned him, and said to him, "How is it that I hear such bad things about you? You need to explain your decisions and their results; for your position is now in jeopardy." |
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| | |Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. | | |Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. |
| − | |Then the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do? If I lose this position I have no practical skills to rely on; to be forced to beg would be humiliating'. | + | |Then the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do? If I lose this position I have no practical skills to rely on; I can't do construction work and I'm too proud to beg." |
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