In every rank, or great or small,
'Tis industry supports us all.

In every rank, or great or small,
'Tis industry supports us all.

Man is born to work and prosper and not to rest and rust.

Man is born to work and prosper and not to rest and rust.

Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.

Heaven is blessed with perfect rest but the blessing of earth is
toil.

Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.

Get leave to work
In this world,--'tis the best you get at all.

But when dread Sloth, the Mother of Doom, steals in,
And reigns where Labour's glory was to serve,
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But when dread Sloth, the Mother of Doom, steals in,
And reigns where Labour's glory was to serve,
Then is the day of crumbling not far off.

O, how full of briers is this working-day world!

O, how full of briers is this working-day world!

The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.

The work under our labour grows
Luxurious by restraint.

Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

Unraveling the web of Penelope.
[Lat., Penelopae telam retexens.]

Unraveling the web of Penelope.
[Lat., Penelopae telam retexens.]