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、

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。

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、○

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.

爾昔為暗、今信主而為光、當如光明之人而行、

爾曹皆為光明之人、為白晝之人、我儕不屬於夜、不屬於暗、

尚有光、當信光、致爾為光之子、耶穌言竟、遂去、避眾而隱、○

耶穌答曰、此世之人、有嫁有娶、

於小者忠、於大者亦忠、於小者不義、於大者亦不義、

怠惰者歟、爾往觀蟻之動作、可得智慧、彼無帥無督無長、猶知夏時備食、穡時斂糧、

耶和華天主所造諸生物、莫狡於蛇、蛇謂婦曰、園中諸樹、天主皆戒爾勿食其果乎、

求主以手救我、脫離此世界之人、彼眾今生享福、主賜之財寶、滿其所欲、子孫眾多、又將盈餘留於後裔、

莫若待之以巧計、免其眾多、遇有戰事、附合我敵、攻我離國而去、

我知所為矣、至奪我職後、必有人接我於其家、

其終乃淪亡也、彼以口腹為念、為念原文作為主以己辱為榮、心在世事、

天主之子與魔之子、由此可辨、凡行不義、不愛兄弟者、非由天主、

勿自欺、倘有人自視為智於此世、則寧為愚、以可為智、

暗嫩有友名約拿達、狡人也、乃大衛兄示米亞之子、

彼得曰、向外人耳、耶穌曰、然則己之子可免矣、

主曰、爾聽此不義之士師所言、

今我欲獻大祭於巴力、當集巴力之眾先知、與一切事巴力者、及其眾祭司、不遺一人、有不至者必殺毋赦、耶戶行此、以設詭計、欲滅事巴力之人、

惟爾曹乃蒙選之族、有王位之祭司、成聖之國、屬主之民、主召爾出幽暗、入其妙光、欲爾宣揚其德、

賢者必死、愚者昧者、亦必滅亡、將貨財留於他人、此乃常見之事、其心中以為家必永存、房宅必留至萬代、聲名必傳在世間、豈知人在榮華、不能永久、無異滅亡之畜類、此乃彼之愚昧道途、後世之人、仍以其言為然、細拉、彼如群羊、驅入示阿勒、示阿勒見六篇五節小註為死亡所牧、清晨必歸正直人管轄、必從己之居處降於示阿勒、形容必毀壞其中、惟天主必救贖我靈魂、脫離示阿勒之權、將我接取、細拉、人縱多財、家貲豐厚、爾莫畏懼、因其死後分毫不能攜取、其榮華不能隨之而下、彼生存時、自誇有福、以為自奉甚厚、必受人誇美、然必仍歸其祖宗之處、永不見光、