Quotes about Work

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;

Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.

“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.

Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.