I knowwhatI shall do,sothat whenI am removedfrom the managementpeople will welcomeme into their homes.'
That I not be fulland deny[You] and say,"Whois the LORD?"Or that I not be in wantand steal,And profanethe nameof my God.
"For My peopleare foolish,They knowMe not; They are stupidchildrenAnd havenounderstanding.They are shrewdto doevil,But to dogoodthey do not know."
"The managersaidto himself,'Whatshall I do,sincemy masteris takingthe managementawayfrom me? I am not strong enoughto dig;I am ashamedto beg.
"And he summonedeachoneof his master'sdebtors,and he [began] sayingto the first,'How muchdo you owemy master?'
"And I sayto you, makefriendsfor yourselvesby meansof the wealthof unrighteousness,sothat whenit fails,they will receiveyou into the eternaldwellings.
Thiswisdomis not that which comes downfrom above,but is earthly,natural,demonic.
