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And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
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They say to him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, [that] shall ye receive.
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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.
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And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
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And when they had received [it], they murmured against the master of the house.
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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.
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But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?
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Take [that] which [is] thine, and depart: I will give to this last, even as to thee.
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Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? is thy eye evil because I am good?
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So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.