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are as good or better than prayer, especially when necessity demands them, there is a saying under Sanct Hieronimi Saint Jerome's name: "All work of the faithful is prayer." And there is a proverb: "He who works faithfully prays doubly." This must be said for this reason: that a faithful person in his work fears and honors God and thinks of His commandment, so that he will not do anyone wrong, nor steal, or overcharge, or be unfaithful. Such thoughts and faith undoubtedly make a gepet prayer and lob opffer sacrifice of praise out of his work.

Conversely, the truth must also be that an unbeliever's work is pure cursing, and he who works unfaithfully curses