Those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) came and received a denarius each [a day’s wage].
Now when the first [to be hired] came, they thought they would get more; but each of them also received a denarius.
When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last [to be hired] and ending with the first [to be hired].’ [Lev 19:13; Deut 24:15]