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“A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.

So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘50.’ ”

The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”

“A thousand sacks[a] of wheat,” the man replied.

The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘800.’ ”

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 16.7 A thousand sacks: The Greek text has “100 measures,” and each measure is about 10 or 12 sacks.

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