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Once evening had fallen,
the landowner said to his steward:
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Call them over and pay them.
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The last to come to the vineyard
received one penny.
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But those who were there first
also received one penny.
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And they started complaining.
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Sir, they said,
that's not fair.
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Those who only worked one hour
are getting as much as us,
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and we slaved away all day in the heat.
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And the landowner said:
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Friends,
did you agree to one penny?
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Yes, sir, they said.
And did you receive your penny?
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Yes, sir, they said. Well, he said,
what is there to discuss?
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If I want to give those
who arrived last the same as you,
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that's my affair. Are you cross at me
for being kind-hearted?
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What does this parable tell us?
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Firstly, that we cannot go back
on our given word.
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Secondly,
that we mustn't be jealous.
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Jealousy is so ugly.
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If you are jealous
of what someone else earns,
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that is ugly.
That's no way to live.
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It eats away at you.
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And thirdly,
that in the eyes of Our Lord,
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and you all realised
that the landowner was Our Lord,