Verses
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- “Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand? …
- “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
- …look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
- “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. …
- Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. …
- The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
- The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.