“ He answered one of them,‘ Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?

家主回答其中的一人说：‘朋友，我不亏负你，你与我讲定的不是一钱银子吗？

主人回答其中的一人说：‘朋友，我没亏待你，你与我讲定的不是一个银币吗？

主人回答其中的一人说：‘朋友，我没亏待你，你与我讲定的不是一个银币吗？

“园主对他们当中的一个人说，‘朋友，我并没有欠你呀！我们不是讲好付你一个银币吗？

家主回答他们当中的一个，说：‘朋友，我并没有亏待你。你我不是讲定了一个银币吗？

“主人回答他们其中的一个人，说：‘朋友，我并没有亏负你。我们不是彼此说好了一个银币吗？

家主回答其中的一人說：『朋友，我不虧負你，你與我講定的不是一錢銀子嗎？

主人回答其中的一人說：『朋友，我沒虧待你，你與我講定的不是一個銀幣嗎？

主人回答其中的一人說：『朋友，我沒虧待你，你與我講定的不是一個銀幣嗎？

「園主對他們當中的一個人說，『朋友，我並沒有欠你呀！我們不是講好付你一個銀幣嗎？

家主回答他們當中的一個，說：‘朋友，我並沒有虧待你。你我不是講定了一個銀幣嗎？

家主回答他們中間一個人說：「同伴哪，我不冤你；你不是和我約定了『一日工錢』麼？

「主人回答他們其中的一個人，說：『朋友，我並沒有虧負你。我們不是彼此說好了一個銀幣嗎？

園主謂其人曰、友、我未嘗負爾、爾非與我約金一錢乎、

園主謂其人曰、友、我未嘗不公待爾、爾非與我約金一錢乎、

園主謂其中一人曰、友、我未負爾、爾與我約、非一第拿流乎、

主謂其一曰：「友乎、我未負爾；爾非與我約以一錢乎？

“ But he answered one of them,‘ I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?

“ The owner answered one of them.‘ Friend,’ he said,‘ I’m being fair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for the usual day’s pay?

But he replied to one of them,‘ Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

“ He replied to one of them,‘ Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius?

But he answered and said to one of them,‘ Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

But he answered one of them and said,‘ Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?

“ He replied to one of them,‘ Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius?

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

And the landowner replied to one of them,‘ Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

“ But he answered one of them,‘ Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?

‘ Friend,’ he asked,‘ how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply.

Jesus said,“ My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.” Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.

Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not!For God said to Moses,“ I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”

He chooses evil people as companions. He spends his time with wicked men.He has even said,‘ Why waste time trying to please God?’“ Listen to me, you who have understanding. Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin! The Almighty can do no wrong.He repays people according to their deeds. He treats people as they deserve.Truly, God will not do wrong. The Almighty will not twist justice.

Could God govern if he hated justice? Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?For he says to kings,‘ You are wicked,’ and to nobles,‘ You are unjust.’

“ Do you think it is right for you to claim,‘ I am righteous before God’?

“ Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?

No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it,“ Why have you made me like this?”

Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”