¹² Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: ^(A)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

¹² Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.^[a]