When a person works, their pay is not considered a gift. It is owed to them.

做工的得工价，不算恩典，乃是该得的；

做工的得工资不算是恩典，而是应得的；

做工的得工资不算是恩典，而是应得的；

人工作得来的工钱不算是恩典，是应得的。

作工的得工资，不算是恩典，是他应得的。

做工的人得工钱，不算是恩典，而是应得的；

做工的得工價，不算恩典，乃是該得的；

做工的得工資不算是恩典，而是應得的；

做工的得工資不算是恩典，而是應得的；

人工作得來的工錢不算是恩典，是應得的。

作工的得工資，不算是恩典，是他應得的。

工錢給作工的人、原不是按恩惠、而是按「該得」算的；

做工的人得工錢，不算是恩典，而是應得的；

夫行者得賞、非為恩、乃其所宜、

凡行法者、其賞不為恩、乃宜也、

凡行者得賞、非由恩也、由所宜也、

若徒憑事功、則其所得者乃為酬報、不復為恩賜矣。

Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation.

Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.

When people work, their wages are not a gift, but something they have earned.

Now to the one who works, pay is not credited as a gift, but as something owed.

Now to the one who works, the wages are not credited as a favor, but as what is due.

Now to him who works, the wages are not counted as grace but as debt.

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt.

Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

Now to the one who works, his pay is not credited due to grace but due to obligation.

Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

“ The kingdom of heaven is like a man who owned land. He went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.He agreed to give them the usual pay for a day’s work. Then he sent them into his vineyard.“ About nine o’clock in the morning he went out again. He saw others standing in the market doing nothing.He told them,‘ You also go and work in my vineyard. I’ll pay you what is right.’So they went.“ He went out again about noon and at three o’clock and did the same thing.About five o’clock he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them,‘ Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’“‘ Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.“ He said to them,‘ You also go and work in my vineyard.’“ 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.’“ The workers who were hired about five o’clock came. Each received the usual day’s pay.So when those who were hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received the usual day’s pay.When they received it, they began to complain about the owner.‘ 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.’“ 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?Take your money and go. I want to give the one I hired last the same pay I gave you.Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Do you feel cheated because I gave so freely to the others?’“ So those who are last will be first. And those who are first will be last.”

Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.

“ Has anyone ever given anything to God, so that God has to pay them back?”( Job 41:11)