fSee Prov. 15:16
Genesis 49:14-15
14 a“Issachar is a strong donkey,crouching between the sheepfolds. ▼
▼Or between its saddlebags
15He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and cbecame a servant at forced labor.
Proverbs 17:1
1 dBetter is a dry morsel with quietthan a house full of feasting ▼
▼Hebrew sacrifices
with strife.Ecclesiastes 4:6
6 fBetter is a handful of gquietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.Ephesians 4:28
28Let the thief no longer steal, but rather hlet him labor, idoing honest work with his own hands, so jthat he may have something to share with anyone in need.1 Thessalonians 4:11
11and to aspire kto live quietly, and lto mind your own affairs, and mto work with your hands, as we instructed you,1 Timothy 2:2
2 nfor kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and odignified in every way.
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