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and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.
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About nine o'clock he went out and saw others loitering in the market-place.
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To these also he said, "`You also, go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.'
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"So they went. Again about twelve, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same.
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And going out about five o'clock he found others loitering, and he asked them, "`Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'
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"`Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "`You also, go into the vineyard,' he said.
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"When evening came, the master said to his steward, "`Call the men and pay them their wages. Begin with the last set and finish with the first.'
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"When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece;
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and when the first came, they expected to get more, but they also each got the shilling.
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So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,
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"`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.'