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8 So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first. 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house. 12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? 14 Take that which is thine, and depart: I will give to this last, even as to thee. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? is thy eye evil because I am good? Matthew 20:8-15, Webster's Bible Translation. Public domain.
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