If sex were work, my wife would have the maid do it."

A man wonders if having sex on the Sabbath is a sin because
he is not sure if sex is work or play. So he goes to a priest
and asks for his opinion on this question.

After consulting the Bible, the priest says, "My son, after an exhaustive search, I
am positive that sex is work and is therefore not permitted
on Sundays.


" The man thinks: "What does a priest know
about sex?" So he goes to a minister who, after all, is a
married man and experienced in this matter. He queries the
minister and receives the same reply. Sex is work and
therefore not for the Sabbath! Not pleased with the reply, he
seeks out a Rabbi, a man of thousands of years tradition
and knowledge.

The Rabbi ponders the question, then
states, "My son, sex is definitely play." The man
replies, "Rabbi, how can you be so sure when so many others
tell me sex is work?" The Rabbi softly speaks, "My son, if sex
were work, my wife would have the maid do it."