Proverbs 23:4

Labour not. This is no eulogy of the slackness that leads to poverty, rather is it a warning against making selfish gain, instead of service, the goal. Worldly wisdom admonishes a man to look out for himself and to gather all the wealth he can as fast as he can. Such advice speaks of early retirement and the enjoyment of leisure, as if work were a curse instead of a blessing. In practice, those who permit the love of money to be the chief motivating force usually find that they are unable to relax even when what they first thought to be ample funds have been accumulated.