Pr. 26-28 [The Message]

Committed and persistent work pays off;
    get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.

Some people talk and dream all the time about get-rich-quick schemes. It’s as if the best way to get money is a clever move that involves little or no work. This is a deception that robs them of a healthy work mentality.

Look at the ant. Have you ever seen an ant trying to pull a giant leaf to their hill? It’s ridiculous. It will never happen. But, if they carry bite-sized chunks to their home, they will make progress. They don’t give up. One trip after another can be observed. They don’t give up. They are committed and persistent.

Children and students should be taught this method of gaining wealth. Parents should model it.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. [Pr. 6:6]