"God designed man for work--work for his own sustenance; he who does not work shall not eat."--Gen. Rabba 14.
[Reminds me of Eph. 4:28; 2 Thess. 3:10-12 and many other verses. EGF]
"Sleepiness and laziness in a man are the beginning of his misfortune."--Gen. Rabba 17.
[Compare Prov. 24:30-34. EGF]
"Woman attains discretion at an earlier age than man."--Gen. Rabba 18.
For more information about Genesis Rabba, see https://www.britannica.com/topic/Genesis-Rabbah
Compare https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/58697/HAR_v9_253.pdf?sequence=1
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4125252?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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