Ben Sira 31:4

4 Poor people work hard and have nothing to show for it, and when they rest, they are still poor.

Ben Sira 31:4 In-Context

2 Worrying about business will keep you from sleeping just as surely as a serious illness does.

3 Rich people work hard to make a lot of money; then they can sit back and live in luxury.

4 Poor people work hard and have nothing to show for it, and when they rest, they are still poor.

5 No one who loves money can be judged innocent; his efforts to get rich have led him into sin.

6 Many people have been ruined because of money, brought face-to-face with disaster.