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11 So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying, 12 "'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.' 13 "'My friend,' he answered to one of them, 'I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a shilling? 14 Take your money and go. I choose to give this last comer just as much as I give you. 15 Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' Matthew 20:11-15, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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