Ecclesiastes 10:16-20 - The Value Of Work
16 Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, - and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat: 17 How happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a son of nobles, - and, thy rulers, in season, do eat, for strength, and not for debauchery. 18 By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak. 19 Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life, - but, money, answereth all things. 20 Even in thy thought, do not revile, the king, nor, within thy bed-chambers, revile thou the rich, - for, a bird of the heavens, might carry the voice, yea, an owner of wings, might tell the matter.