Sirach 33:26LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 26 of 33
"He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty."
In context
24Let no stain sully thy glory. In the time when thou shalt end the days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy inheritance.
25Fodder, and a wand, and a burden are for an ass: bread, and correction, and work for a slave.
26He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
27The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours bow a slave.
28Torture and fetters are for a malicious slave: send him to work, that he be not idle: