¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

¹¹ For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

¹³ But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

³¹ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

²³ whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

⁷ Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁹ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

¹⁰ `Yet' a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

¹¹ So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

¹² A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

⁹ He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

²³ In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips `tendeth' only to penury.

¹⁷ And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, `do' all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

¹² Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater `works' than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

¹⁴ Let all that ye do be done in love.

¹² I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.

¹³ And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

¹⁴ I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

¹⁵ that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

¹⁶ holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.

⁴ He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

²² The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

¹⁵ Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

³ Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

⁸ And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:

⁹ Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

¹³ Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, `and' thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

¹⁹ Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor-this is the gift of God.

²³ whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁵ For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

¹⁶ Every scripture inspired of God `is' also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.

¹⁷ That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

¹⁸ Behold, that which I have seen to be good and to be comely is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, wherein he laboreth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for this is his portion.

⁸ There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, `saith he', do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

⁸ Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

¹¹ and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

¹² that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

¹³ But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

⁴ Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

²⁴ But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do `it' with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

⁷ with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

⁸ knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether `he be' bond or free.

⁹ And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

⁵⁸ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

¹⁷ And let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us; And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

²⁶ Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

²⁸ Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

⁹ There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

¹⁰ For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

¹¹ Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.