Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king {himself} is served by the field.

And he called his name Noah, saying, This {same} shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. {Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort}

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain {persons is} void of understanding.

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. {gather...: Heb. profane, or, use it as common meat}

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; {bring...: Heb. cause to bud}

The mouth of a righteous {man is} a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

And what man {is he} that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not {yet} eaten of it? let him {also} go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. {eaten...: Heb. made it common}

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

Look not upon me, because I {am} black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; {but} mine own vineyard have I not kept.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

And the men {are} shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. {their trade...: Heb. they are men of cattle}

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}