Genesis 3:17-18
Genesis 3:23
As part of the punishment for Adam eating the fruit, God commands Adam to painful toil.
“By the sweat of your brow, you will eat…until you return to the ground.” There's no mention of retiring at 65, interestingly enough. This is in contrast to the first time God told Adam to work, where that work was for meaning or as a hobby. Now work is for survival. It's supposed to be hard ("sweat of your brow"). And the idea of being banished to "work the ground" implies that it won't be pleasant. It is very interesting that there are two different views of work--one pre-Sin and one post-Sin. Work seems to have been meant as a natural part of life, fulfilling part of our function on earth. Sin corrupted work, made it necessary for survival, made it hard and unpleasant.
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