'Vineyard' in the Bible
"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,
and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.
To these also he said, "'You also, go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.'
"'Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "'You also, go into the vineyard,' he said.
"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "'My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
"Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.
"So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"
"He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season."
Then He began to speak to them in figurative language. "There was once a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a pit for the wine-tank, and built a strong lodge. Then he let the place to vine-dressers and went abroad.
"So they took him and killed him, and flung his body outside the vineyard.
What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do?" "He will come and put the vine-dressers to death," they said; "and will give the vineyard to others."
Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.
What soldier ever serves at his own cost? Who plants a vineyard and yet does not eat any of the grapes? Or who tends a herd of cattle and yet does not taste their milk?