The words of the landowner are very significant at the end of the parable. It is quite possible that a word play in Hebrew stands behind the conclusion of the argument which the landowner carries on with the disgruntled workers. When the workers who labored all day complain, the noble landowner says, “Take what belongs to you, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity? [literally,