Adversity teaches us to serve God

Page from a book (p. 81) with text on the verso. In an oval cartouche a street scene. In the foreground a maid returns from the market. In her hands she carries a heavy basket full of ingredients and a dead rooster. She is heading towards a house where a footman and a coachman are waiting outside. Through a window we see the interior of a house where a group is celebrating. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Ephesians 6:5). Below the print an inscription: 'Die wel dindt, Wort bemindt.' and a description that explains the print. Maids, servants and footmen complain bitterly about the hard work they must do in the service of their master. However, whoever endures this work and does not complain will be loved by his master and rewarded. Similarly, humans must endure all setbacks on earth, for the rewards will be all the greater in heaven.