But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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Interpretation
There is that pleasantness in the converse of servants of God, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and the weariness of labour. Even the sons of the prophets must not be unwilling to labour.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 6:2-6.