1 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man had a business manager. The manager was accused of wasting the rich man’s property.
2 So the rich man called for his manager and said to him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Let me examine your books. It’s obvious that you can’t manage my property any longer.’
3 “The manager thought, ‘What should I do? My master is taking my job away from me. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg.
4 I know what I’ll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I’ve lost my job.’