1ኢየሱስ ለደቀ መዛሙርቱ እንዲህ አለ፤ "አንድ ሀብታም ሰው አንድ መጋቢ ነበረው፤ ይኸው መጋቢ የሀብታሙን ሰው ንብረት እንደሚያባክን ለዚሁ ሀብታም ሰው ወሬ ደረሰው።
Jesus said 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.