בְּזֵיעַת אַפֶּיךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם

ביטוי (אנגלית)

in the seat of your face shall you eat bread

הגדרה (אנגלית)

It is man's fate to toil for his livelihood. A saying that emphasizes the importance of labor for earning a living, while rejecting the acceptance of gifts without effort.

("By the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, until you return to the ground, for from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return" – Genesis 3:19, God to Adam)