"Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor." (12:24)
"All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty." (14:23)
"He who works the land will have abundant food,
but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment." (12:10-11)
"One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys." (18:9)
These are just a few examples of Solomonīs wisdeom that is really visible in the river valley area. These farmers must stay on top of things if they want to survive year to year -- much less get ahead. If they don't plant their beans at the right time, their family will not eat. And there is no other way to plant on this steep slopes but to walk with your chuso and your bowl of beans a go hole by hole. And there is no way to harvest but to go plant by plant...
