In alllaborthere is profit,But meretalk[leads] onlyto poverty.
"He hewsout channelsthrough the rocks,And his eyeseesanythingprecious.
He who winksthe eyecausestrouble,And a babblingfoolwill be ruined.
The handof the diligentwill rule,But the slack[hand] will be put to forcedlabor.
Will they not goastraywho deviseevil?But kindnessand truth[will be to] those who devisegood.
The crownof the wiseis their riches,[But] the follyof foolsis foolishness.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof food,But he who followsempty[pursuits] will havepovertyin plenty.
Whatprofitis there to the workerfrom that in whichhe toils?
For the dreamcomesthrough mucheffortand the voiceof a foolthrough manywords.
"Do not workfor the foodwhich perishes,but for the foodwhich enduresto eternallife,whichthe Sonof Manwill giveto you, for on Him the Father,God,has set His seal."
At the same timethey alsolearn[to be] idle,as they go aroundfrom house to house;and not merelyidle,but alsogossipsand busybodies,talkingabout things not proper[to mention].
