and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?

He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”