9 “And whan they oʼ fyve oʼclock cam, they gat ilk man a hauf‐merk.
“And whan the first cam, they trowʼd to hae gotten mair; and they, as weel, gat ilka man a hauf‐merk.
“And whan he had ʼgreeʼt wiʼ the laborers for a hauf‐merk a day, he sent them intil his vine‐yaird.
“Sae whan gloamin was come, the laird oʼ the vine‐yaird says to his grieve, ‘Caʼ the workers; and gie them their fee; beginnin frae the hinmaist doon to the first.’