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He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
- Proverbs 6:35
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
- Ezekiel 29:18
Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Zechariah 11:12
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
- Matthew 20:8
But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
- Matthew 20:13
They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
- Luke 22:5
Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.
- Romans 4:4
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 9:14
In reality, wealth is measured by what one delivers, not how much effort it costs. If I paint someone's house, the owner shouldn't pay me extra for doing it with a toothbrush.
- Paul Graham
Our union helps ensure that we earn fair pay and benefits.
- Sean Doolittle
Of thee/ Pains only in child-bearing were foretold; soon recompensed with joy, fruit of thy womb.
- John Milton
Each man should have all he earns, whether by brain or body; and the director, the great industrial leader, is one of the greatest of earners, and should have a proportional reward; but no man should live on the earnings of another, and there should not be too gross inequality between service and reward.
- Theodore Roosevelt