Ecclesiastes 10:16-20 - The Value Of Work

¹⁶ Woe be unto thee, O thou realm and land, whose king is but a child, and whose princes are early at their banquets. ¹⁷ But well is thee, O thou realm and land, whose king is come of nobles, and whose princes eat in due season, for strength and not for lust. ¹⁸ Through slothfulness the balks fall down, and through idle hands it raineth in at the house. ¹⁹ Meat maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merry; but unto money are all things obedient. ²⁰ Wish the king no evil in thy thought, and speak no hurt of the rich in thy privy chamber; for a bird of the air shall betray thy voice, and with her feathers shall she betray thy words.