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8 And it being evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen, and give back to them the wages, beginning from the last even to the first. 9 And they of the eleventh hour having come, thereupon received a drachma. 10 And the first, having come, thought that they will receive more; and they also received thereupon a drachma. 11 And having received, they murmured against the master of the house, 12 Saying, That these last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, having borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 And he, having answered, said to one of them, Friend, I injure thee not; didst not thou agree with me for a drachma? 14 Take thine and retire: and I will to give to this last, as also to thee. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good. Matthew 20:8-15, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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