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Luke 16:3

1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

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BSB
The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
KJV
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
WEB
“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
ASV
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.
DARBY
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
BLB
And the manager said in himself, ‘What shall I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I have no strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
ÅB
Da sa husholderen ved seg selv: Hva skal jeg gjøre, nå da min herre tar husholdningen fra meg? Jeg er ikke i stand til å grave, jeg skammer meg ved å tigge.
OTB
Forvalteren sa til seg selv: 'Hva skal jeg gjøre, siden min herre tar forvaltningen fra meg? Jeg er ikke sterk nok til å grave; jeg skammer meg for mye til å tigge.
B1930
Da sa husholderen ved sig selv: Hvad skal jeg gjøre, nu da min herre tar husholdningen fra mig? Jeg er ikke i stand til å grave, jeg skammer mig ved å tigge.

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