"Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you ourselves as an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Messiah to do their work quietly and to earn their own living."
- Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy in their letter to the church in Thessalonica
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