Everyday life
Honest work
Earning a living with effort and fairness, without deceit or shortcuts that harm others.
What the Bible can tell you
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Colossians 3:23
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
A human reading
Honest work brings dignity, even if it is not the most prestigious. Working with integrity brings peace, even in times of little money, because there is nothing to hide.
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