Note.—“The way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words—industry and frugality; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.”—Benjamin Franklin.
10. What does Solomon say of the industrious woman?
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” Prov. 31:27, 28.
11. What has Paul said of the professed Christian who does not provide for his own family?
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” 1 Tim. 5:8.
12. What picture has Solomon given of the slothful man?
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and, lo, it was all grown over [pg 596] with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.” Prov. 24:30, 31.
Notes.—“An indolent man draweth his breath, but does not live.”—Cicero.
“The parent who does not teach his child a trade, teaches him to be a thief.”—Brahmanic Proverb.
“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization.”—Daniel Webster.