1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Thessalonians 3:10

For also when we were with you, we declared this to you, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.

Not work. By prying with curiosity into other men's actions. He that is idle, saith St. Chrysostom, will be given to curiosity. (Witham) --- The apostles, like our Lord, were fond of introducing popular saying or axioms. Another, and not unlike the former, is found in one of the Jewish rabbies, Zeror: Qui non laboraverit in Prosabbato, nè edat in Sabbato.