其主乃譽不義之家宰、以其所行之智也、蓋斯世之子於其世事、較光明之子尤智也、

主人就夸奖这不义的管家做事聪明；因为今世之子，在世事之上，较比光明之子更加聪明。

主人就夸奖这不义的管家做事精明，因为今世之子应付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。

主人就夸奖这不义的管家做事精明，因为今世之子应付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。

“主人夸奖这个不义的管家精明。因为今世的儿女在处理世事方面比光明的儿女更精明。

主人就夸奖这不义的管家作事机警；因为在应付自己的世事上，今世之子比光明之子更精明。

“于是主人因这个不义的管家做事精明，就称赞他。这样看来，今世的儿女在自己的世代里，比光明的儿女还要聪明。

主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事聰明；因為今世之子，在世事之上，較比光明之子更加聰明。

主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事精明，因為今世之子應付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。

主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事精明，因為今世之子應付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。

「主人誇獎這個不義的管家精明。因為今世的兒女在處理世事方面比光明的兒女更精明。

主人就誇獎這不義的管家作事機警；因為在應付自己的世事上，今世之子比光明之子更精明。

主人就稱讚這不義的管家作事精明。因為對付自己的世代，今世之子竟比亮光之子更精明了。

「於是主人因這個不義的管家做事精明，就稱讚他。這樣看來，今世的兒女在自己的世代裡，比光明的兒女還要聰明。

主見不義操會所行、稱其巧、蓋此世之人、其為身謀、較光明之人、尤巧也、○

主人乃譽此不義之司事者、因其所行者巧也、蓋此世之子、為世事而謀、較光明之子尤巧、

掌家固不義、然其深思遠慮、即其主人、亦不能不為之歎佩。蓋世俗子之所以謀身者、有敏於光明子之所以謀道者焉。

“ The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

“ The manager had not been honest. But the master praised him for being clever. The people of this world are clever in dealing with those who are like themselves. They are more clever than God’s people.

The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

“ The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

“ The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.

And his master complimented the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

“ The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

“ His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

蓋爾素為暗、今宗主而為光、當如光明之人而行、

爾皆為屬光之人、屬晝之人、我儕不由於夜、或於暗也、

爾尚有光、宜信之、致成為光之子也、○

耶穌曰、斯世之人、有娶有嫁、

忠於小者、亦忠於大、不義於小者、亦不義於大、

怠惰者歟、往視厥蟻、察其所為、可得智慧、彼雖無帥、無督無長、夏時備食、穡時斂糧、

耶和華上帝所造之百獸、惟蛇最狡、蛇謂婦曰、囿中諸樹、上帝豈語汝勿食乎、

耶和華歟、以手援我、脫於斯世之人、其業乃在今生兮、爾以財貨充其懷、子孫遂其欲、餘業遺於後嗣兮、

莫若以智謀馭之、免其眾多、遇有戰事、附敵攻我、離國而去、

我知所為矣、黜職時、令人接我入其家、

彼以口腹為神、以辱為榮、以世情為念、終必淪亡、

上帝子與魔之子、於此而顯、凡不行義者、非由上帝也、不愛兄弟者亦然、

勿自欺、爾中或於斯世自以為智者、則當為愚以成智、

暗嫩有友名約拿達、乃大衛兄示米亞子、為人甚狡、

對曰、庶民耳、耶穌曰、然則己子可蠲矣、

主曰、聽此不義之士師所言、

今我欲獻大祭於巴力、當召巴力之眾先知、與崇拜巴力者、及其祭司、使悉詣我、勿遺一人、凡不至者、必不得生、耶戶言此、乃施詭計、欲滅崇拜巴力之人耳、

惟爾乃蒙選之族、王室之祭司、維聖之國、特設之民、俾彰召爾出幽暗入奇光者之德、

彼必見智者死、愚者蠢者偕亡、其財遺於他人兮、其心以為家室恆存、第宅留至萬代、遂以己名名其地兮、人居尊位、不能久長、猶死亡之畜兮、斯乃愚人之道、而後人猶韙其言兮、彼如羣羊、定其歸於陰府、死亡為其牧者、迨及黎明、正人治之、彼之美麗、銷於陰府、無地以存兮、惟上帝必納我、贖我魂於陰府之權兮、○人殖貨財、門庭炫赫、爾毋懼兮、因其臨沒、毫無所攜、彼之尊榮、不隨之往兮、彼生存時、自慶其福、爾若利己、人則慶之兮、然彼歸其歷代之祖、永不見光兮、