5. Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”
6. “A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘fifty’.”
7. The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”“A thousand sacks of wheat,” the man replied.The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘eight hundred’.”
8. The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
9. My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home.
10. Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters.
11. If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
12. And if you cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something that will be your own?