About Jupiter Hammon: Jupiter Hammon is considered one of the founders of African-American literature.
All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters.
Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read.
We live so little time in this world that it is no matter how wretched and miserable we are, if it prepares us for heaven.
Now the Bible tells us that we are all by nature, sinners, that we are slaves to sin and Satan, and that unless we are converted, or born again, we must be miserable forever.
Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.