掌家自思曰：「主免吾職、將如之何？耕既無力、丐又無顏。

那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么？锄地呢？无力；讨饭呢？怕羞。

那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么呢？锄地嘛，没有力气；讨饭嘛，怕羞。

那管家心里说：‘主人辞我，不用我再作管家，我将来做什么呢？锄地嘛，没有力气；讨饭嘛，怕羞。

“管家私下盘算，‘主人要辞退我了，怎么办呢？锄地我没有力气，讨饭我又感到羞耻。

那管家心里说：‘主人不要我再作管家了，我作什么才好呢？锄地吧，没有力气！讨饭吧，怕羞！

“那管家心里说：‘主人要把我管家的任务拿去了，我能做什么呢？挖地没有力气，乞讨又感到羞耻。

那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼？鋤地呢？無力；討飯呢？怕羞。

那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼呢？鋤地嘛，沒有力氣；討飯嘛，怕羞。

那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼呢？鋤地嘛，沒有力氣；討飯嘛，怕羞。

「管家私下盤算，『主人要辭退我了，怎麼辦呢？鋤地我沒有力氣，討飯我又感到羞恥。

那管家心裡說：‘主人不要我再作管家了，我作甚麼才好呢？鋤地吧，沒有力氣！討飯吧，怕羞！

那管家心裏說：「我主人要把管家職事給我撤了，我要作甚麼？鋤地呢、無力；叫化呢、怕羞！

「那管家心裡說：『主人要把我管家的任務拿去了，我能做什麼呢？挖地沒有力氣，乞討又感到羞恥。

家宰意謂、主奪我職、我將何為乎、鋤無力、乞則恥、

操會者意謂、主奪我操會、將若何、鋤無力、乞可恥、

司事者心內云、主人奪我司事之職、將如何、鋤田則無力、乞食則可恥、

“ 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—

“ The manager said to himself,‘ What will I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig. And I’m too ashamed to beg.

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.

“ The manager thought to himself,‘ Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.

“ Then the manager said to himself,‘ What will I do since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.

And the manager said to himself,‘ What am I to do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

“ Then the steward said within himself,‘ What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

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.

“ 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.

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.

Then the manager said to himself,‘ What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

“ 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.

邑宰置不理、既而自思曰：「吾雖不畏天命、不恤人言、

無何、丐死、天神送諸亞伯漢懷中。富翁亦死、葬後慘受地獄之苦、

諸隣及曾見其乞食者、皆曰：『此非曩日坐而乞者乎？』或曰：『是也。』

一丐名辣柴魯、瘡痍徧體、臥其門外、

乃自計曰：「吾無處囤此物產、將如之何？」

今聞爾中有行無紀律、不務正業、舍己耘人者；

有生而跛者、人日舁之至、置聖殿之華門前、向入殿者乞濟、

至日里閣、耶穌與門徒及群眾出邑時、有瞽者名巴底買、底買之子也、坐丐道旁、

爾且起、入城、當示爾所當為。』