2 Thessalonians 3:10, King James Version:
"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
And Genesis 3:19, by the sweat of your brow shall ye earn your bread.
It’s very American. John Smith told the aristocrats in Jamestown, hey, you need to work too if you want to eat. They worked along with everybody else and Jamestown finally became successful.