Read the excerpt below and answer the question. I therefore filled all the little spaces, that occurred between the remarkable days in the Calendar, with
proverbial sentences, chiefly such as inculcated industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth, and
thereby securing virtue; it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly, as (to use here one of
those proverbs), "It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright."
-Benjamin Franklin, "The Way to Wealth," 1758
Which of the following best explains the phrase, "it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly"?
frugality leads to wealth
wealt nakes people virtuous
O the calendar includes proverbs
the spaces in the calendar needed to be filled
Yes