Earn your keep?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Holy">Holy</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="religious">religious</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="who">who</span> – <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p><span word="Earn">Earn</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parasite">parasite</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="see">see</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="learner">learner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="Understand">Understand</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alright">alright</span>. <span word="Understand">Understand</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothed">clothed</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justify">justify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Buddhists">Buddhists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="advocated">advocated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tributes">tributes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="motto">motto</span>: “<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.”</p>
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