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Douay-Rheims
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And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.
King James
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<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.>
Louis Second
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Le maître loua l'économe infidèle de ce qu'il avait agi prudemment. Car les enfants de ce siècle sont plus prudents à l'égard de leurs semblables que ne le sont les enfants de lumière
Martin Luther
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Und der Herr lobete den ungerechten Haushalter, daß er klüglich getan hatte. Denn die Kinder dieser Welt sind klüger denn die Kinder des Lichts in ihrem Geschlechte.
Vulgate
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et laudavit dominus vilicum iniquitatis quia prudenter fecisset quia filii huius saeculi prudentiores filiis lucis in generatione sua sunt

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


dominus : lord, master.
quia : because.
prudenter : wisely, discreetly.
prudenter : discreetly.
huius : (masc. fem. neut. gen. sing.) Go ahead, eat some OF THIS.
huius : (fem. sing. gen.) They are fond OF THIS (change).
huius : (neut.).
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.