הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה בָאָ֑רֶז אָבִ֜יךָ הֲל֧וֹא אָכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֗ה וְעָשָׂ֤ה מִשְׁפָּט֙ וּצְדָקָ֔ה אָ֖ז ט֥וֹב לֽוֹ׃
你以香柏木與人爭勝，就能作王嗎？你的父親豈不是也吃也喝，又施行公平和公義嗎？那時他就得享福樂。
Duties of the Heart
The early ones, with their strong intellect and pure souls were capable of working for this world and also for the final one. Neither one would be detrimental to the other, as written: "did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness, and then it was well with him?" (Yirmiya 22:15), and it says: "it is good that you should take hold of this, and also from this you shall not withdraw your hand" (Koheles 7:18).