8. "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard spoke to the person who was in charge of the workers. He said, 'Call the workers and give them their pay. Begin with the last ones I hired. Then go on to the first ones.'
9. "The workers who were hired about five o'clock came. Each received the usual day's pay.
10. So when those who were hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received the usual day's pay.
11. "When they received it, they began to complain about the owner.
12. 'These people who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said. 'You have paid them the same as us. We have done most of the work and have been in the hot sun all day.'