Luke 16:4

Oh! I have daas of what I may do, that when I am removed from the work of the sochen, they may receive me into their batim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And the sochen said to himself, What may I do, because Adoni takes away the pekuddah from me? I am not strong enough to dig, I am ashamed to beg.

5And having summoned his Adonʼs debtors one by one, he was saying to the first, How much do you owe Adoni?

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny Thee, 1 and say, Who is Hashem? 1 Or lest I be poor, and become a ganav, 1 and profane the Shem of Elohai. 1

James 3:15This is not the Chochmah coming down and descending from above, but is of the Olam Hazeh, of this world and of shedim.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 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. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →

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