by David Long
"The labor of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through" (Eccl. 10:15-18).
The Bible is not giving a lesson in political science in those passages but is talking about a strong work ethic, from the ditch digger to the ruler. Laziness is bad no matter if you are taking care of a house or a nation. Selfishness destroys houses and nations. We need to teach the Bible principle that if you are capable of working and you don't then you don't eat (2 Thess. 3:10).
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