Proverbs 6:6-11

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⁶^(A)Go to ^(B)the ant, O ^(C)sluggard;
    consider her ways, and ^(D)be wise.
⁷^(E)Without having any chief,
    ^(F)officer, or ruler,
⁸she prepares her bread ^(G)in summer
    and ^(H)gathers her food in harvest.
⁹^(I)How long will you lie there, ^(J)O sluggard?
    When will you arise from your sleep?
¹⁰^(K)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    ^(L)a little ^(M)folding of the hands to rest,
¹¹^(N)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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Psalm 127:1-2

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Unless the Lord Builds the House

A Song of ^(A)Ascents. Of Solomon.

127 Unless the Lord builds the house,
    those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord ^(B)watches over the city,
    the watchman stays awake in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^(C)toil;
    for he gives to his ^(D)beloved ^(E)sleep.

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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

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¹⁰For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: ^(A)If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. ¹¹For we hear that some among you ^(B)walk in idleness, not busy at work, but ^(C)busybodies. ¹²Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.^[a]

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Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread

Colossians 3:23-24

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²³^(A)Whatever you do, work heartily, ^(B)as for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴knowing that from the Lord ^(C)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. ^(D)You are serving the Lord Christ.