- labour:
- "Yea also,¹ when he that is a foolª¹ walkethª° by the way,ª his wisdomª failethª [him], and he saithª° to every one¹ [that] he¹ [is] a fool.ª" {Ecc 10:3} + "If¹ the ironª be blunt,ª° and he¹ do not¹ whetª° the edge,ª then must he put²° to¹ more strength:ª but wisdomª [is] profitableª to direct.ª°" {Ecc 10:10} + "The smithªª with the tongsª both workethª° in the coals,ª and fashionethª° it with hammers,ª and workethª° it with the strengthª of his arms:ª yea,¹ he is hungry,²¹ and his strengthª faileth:ª he drinkethª° no¹ water,ª and is faint.ª° ... And the residueª thereof he makethª° a god,ª [even] his graven image:ª he falleth downª° unto it, and worshippethª° [it], and prayethª° unto¹ it, and saith,ª° Deliverª° me; for¹ thou¹ [art] my god.ª" {Isa 44:12-17} + "Standª° now¹ with thine enchantments,ª and with the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª whereinª thou hast labouredª° from thy youth;ª¹ if so be¹ thou shalt be ableª° to profit,ª° if so be¹ thou mayest prevail.ª° ... Thou art weariedª° in the multitudeª of thy counsels.ª Let now¹ the astrologers,ªª° the stargazers,ª²¹ the monthlyª prognosticators,ª° stand up,ª° and saveª° thee from [these things] that¹¹ shall comeª° upon¹ thee." {Isa 47:12-13} + "Wherefore¹ do ye spendª° moneyª for [that which is] not¹ bread?ª and your labourª for [that which] satisfiethª not?ª hearken²° diligentlyª° unto¹ me, and eatª° ye [that which is] good,ª and let your soulª delight²° itself¹ in fatness.ª" {Isa 55:2} + "The righteousª perisheth,ª° and no¹ manª layethª° [it] to¹ heart:ª and mercifulª men²¹ [are] taken away,ª° none¹ consideringª° that¹ the righteousª is taken awayª° fromª¹ the evilª [to come]." {Isa 57:1} + "Shall not¹ all¹ these¹ take upª° a parableª against¹ him, and a tauntingª proverbª against him, and say,ª° Woeª to him that increasethª° [that which is] not¹ his! how long?¹¹ and to him that ladethª°¹ himself with thick clay!ª" {Hab 2:6} + "Comeª° untoª me,ª allª [ye] that labourª° andª are heavy laden,ª° and Iª will give²° you² rest.ª°¹ ... Forª myª yokeª [is] easy,ª andª myª burdenª isª° light.ª" {Mtt 11:28-30}
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