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

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.

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

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

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 since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is— free and undeserved.

“ For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work.“ At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing.So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day.So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o’clock he did the same thing.“ At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them,‘ Why haven’t you been working today?’“ They replied,‘ Because no one hired us.’“ The landowner told them,‘ Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.’“ That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage.When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,‘ Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’“ He answered one of them,‘ Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage?Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’“ So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.”

Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law instead of by trusting in him. They stumbled over the great rock in their path.

And who has given him so much that he needs to pay it back?