by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'

Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service -- till evening.

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy [art] thou, and good [is] to thee.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

And I have given my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that hath been done under the heavens. It [is] a sad travail God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,