The friars who have a trade should work at it, provided that it is no obstacle to their spiritual progress and can be practised without scandal. The Psalmist tell sus, 'You shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; happy shall you be, and favoured' (Psalm 127:2); and St. Paul adds, 'If any man will not work, neither let him eat' (2 Thess. 3:10).
Saint Francis of Assisi
Rule of 1221
Chapter 7
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