23 In all your works, be pre-eminent.
24 You should not allow a blemish upon your glory. On the day of the consummation of the days of your life, at the time of your passing, distribute your inheritance.
25 Fodder and a rod and a burden are for a donkey; bread and discipline and work are for a servant.
26 He works under discipline, and he seeks rest. Allow his hands to be idle, and he seeks liberty.
27 The yoke and the strap bend a stiff neck, and continual labors bend a servant.
28 Torture and chains are for a malevolent servant; send him to work, so that he may not be idle.
29 For idleness has taught much evil.