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Luke 16:3

NETBible	Then¹ the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position² away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig,³ and I’m too ashamed⁴ to beg.
NIV © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"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—
NASB © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"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; I am ashamed to beg.
NLT © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? I’m through here, and I don’t have the strength to go out and dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.
MSG © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"The manager said to himself, 'What am I going to do? I've lost my job as manager. I'm not strong enough for a laboring job, and I'm too proud to beg. ...
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 16:3	And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 16:3	Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"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.
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KJV	Then <1161> the steward <3623> said <2036> (5627) within <1722> himself <1438>_, What <5101> shall I do <4160> (5661)_? for <3754> my <3450> lord <2962> taketh away <851> (5731) from <575> me <1700> the stewardship <3622>_: I cannot <3756> <2480> (5719) dig <4626> (5721)_; to beg <1871> (5721) I am ashamed <153> (5727)_.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 16:3	"The manager <3623> said <3004> to himself <1438> , 'What <5101> shall I do <4160> , since <3754> my master <2962> is taking <851> the management <3622> away <851> from me? I am <2480> not strong <2480> enough <2480> to dig <4626> ; I am ashamed <153> to beg <1871> .
NET [draft] ITL	Then the manager <3623> said <2036> to himself <1438> , ‘What <5101> should I do <4160> , since <3754> my <3450> master <2962> is taking <851> my position <3622> away <851> from <575> me <1700> ? I’m <2480> not <3756> strong enough <2480> to dig <4626> , and I’m too ashamed <153> to beg <1871> .
GREEK	eipen <2036> (5627) V-2AAI-3S de <1161> CONJ en <1722> PREP eautw <1438> F-3DSM o <3588> T-NSM oikonomov <3623> N-NSM ti <5101> I-ASN poihsw <4160> (5661) V-AAS-1S oti <3754> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM mou <3450> P-1GS afaireitai <851> (5731) V-PMI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF oikonomian <3622> N-ASF ap <575> PREP emou <1700> P-1GS skaptein <4626> (5721) V-PAN ouk <3756> PRT-N iscuw <2480> (5719) V-PAI-1S epaitein <1871> (5721) V-PAN aiscunomai <153> (5727) V-PEI-1S

NETBible

Then¹ the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position² away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig,³ and I’m too ashamed⁴ to beg.

NET Notes

¹tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events in the parable.

²tn Grk “the stewardship,” “the management.”

³tn Here “dig” could refer (1) to excavation (“dig ditches,” L&N 19.55) or (2) to agricultural labor (“work the soil,” L&N 43.3). In either case this was labor performed by the uneducated, so it would be an insult as a job for a manager.

⁴tn Grk “I do not have strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.”

⁴sn To beg would represent a real lowering of status for the manager, because many of those whom he had formerly collected debts from, he would now be forced to beg from.