Ecclesiastes 10:16-20 - The Value Of Work

¹⁶ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! ¹⁷ Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! ¹⁸ By much sloth fulness the framework falleth in; and through idleness of the hands the house drippeth. ¹⁹ A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh life merry; but money answereth everything. ²⁰ Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.