"In the sweatª of thy faceª shalt thou eatª° bread,ª tillª thou returnª° unto¹ the ground;ª for¹ out of¹ it wast thou taken:ª° for¹ dustª thouª [art], and unto¹ dustª shalt thou return.ª°" {Gen 3:19} + "And, behold,¹ there cameª° an oldª manª from¹ his workª out of¹ the fieldª at even,ª which¹ [was] also² of mountª¹ Ephraim;ª and he¹ sojournedª° in Gibeah:ª but the men²¹ of the placeª [were] Benjamites.ª" {Jdg 19:16} + "The sleepª of a labouring manª° [is] sweet,ª whether¹ he eatª° littleª or¹ much:ª° but the abundanceª of the richª will not¹ suffer²°¹ him to sleep.ª°" {Ecc 5:12} + "Let²° him that stoleª° stealª° no more:ª butª ratherª let him labour,ª° workingª° with [his] handsª the thing which is good,ª thatª he may haveª° to giveª° to him that needeth.ªª°" {Eph 4:28} + "Neitherª did we eatª° any¹ man'sª² breadª for nought;ª butª wroughtª° withª labourª andª travailª nightª andª day,ª that² we might²° notª be chargeableª° to anyª of you:ª ... Nowª them that are suchª we commandª° andª exhortª° byª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª thatª withª quietnessª they work,ª° and eatª° their ownª bread.ª" {2Th 3:8-12} |
