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Berean Standard Bible

“The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.”

Luke 16:3

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

World English Bible (WEB)

“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord does take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces el mayordomo dijo dentro de sí: ¿Qué haré? que mi señor me quita la mayordomía. Cavar, no puedo; mendigar, tengo vergüenza.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El administrador se puso a pensar: “¿Qué voy a hacer ahora que mi patrón ya no quiere que sea su administrador? No tengo fuerzas para cavar, y me da vergüenza pedir limosna.

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