African Poem: Work is the Cure for Poverty

Work is the Cure for Poverty

Work is the Cure for Poverty

Do your work well my friend

Work is what makes us great

If we don't have who to rely on

We seem lazy

If we don't have who to hope on

We just have to work hard

Your mother may be wealthy

Your father owns chains of businesses

If you rely on them, you are finished.

Take responsibility for your life

If the world loves you today

Please don't rely on them

What we did not sweat for won't last

What we work hard for lasts long

There is pain for the unwise

Weeping abounds for the unstable child

Do your work well

Time never waits for anyone