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And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
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"The manager said to himself, 'What am I going to do? I've lost my job as manager. I'm not strong enough for a laboring job, and I'm too proud to beg. . . .
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"Then the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig; I'm ashamed to beg.
Luke 16:3 In-Context
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Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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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.’
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“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—
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I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
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“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’