Quotes About Work

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

What does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?

Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

What does the worker gain from his toil?

and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

All a manís labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.