He who does not work, neither shall he eat

He who does not work, neither shall he eat is a rule given by Paul of Tarsus in the New Testament. Quotes καὶ γὰρ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω. When we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." Paul of Tarsus, 2 Thessalonians 3:10 In a country where the sole employer is the state, [opposition] means death by slow starvation. The old principle: 'who does not work shall not eat,' has been replaced with a new one: 'who does not obey shall not eat.' Leon Trotsky, The Revolution Betrayed (1936), Chapter 11 Paul's ... no-work-no-eat doctrine was directed by him only against the poor. All around him were the rich, virginally innocent of toil, and yet who were gorged to the gullet. Bouck White, The Call of the Carpenter (1914), p. 238 See also Paul of Tarsus Refusal of work 2 Thessalonians Work External links Category:Christianity