1 Jesus told his disciples: ‘There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
2 So he called him in and asked him, “What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.”
3 ‘The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg –
4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.”
5 ‘So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, “How much do you owe my master?”
6 ‘ “Three thousand litres of olive oil,” he replied.‘The manager told him, “Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifteen hundred.”
7 ‘Then he asked the second, “And how much do you owe?”‘ “Thirty tons of wheat,” he replied.‘He told him, “Take your bill and make it twenty-four.”