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He was a worldly man , had never lived save for earth , and he was told it was now too late to change . `` How shall I reach the Kingdom of Heaven ? '' Then Jesus spoke as follows : `` There was once a man who employed labourers for his vineyard . He engaged one in the morning , another at noon , and the last towards evening when the day 's work was almost over . And when the pay-hour came round , he gave each good wages . Then those who had been hired in the morning and at noon complained that they had worked much longer in the toil and heat of the day , and ought therefore to receive more wages than he who only began towards evening , and had scarcely laboured for an hour . Then said the master of the vineyard ; ` I told you beforehand the wages I should give you , and you were content .