Eumaeus, a character in the Odyssey, says that singers (), healers, seers and craftsmen are likely to be welcomed as guests, while beggars are not; outside the world described by Homer, Hesiod gives a similar list in the form of a proverb on professional jealousy:
Eumaeus, from the Odyssey, says that singers, healers, seers, and craftsmen are likely to be welcomed as guests, while beggars are not.  Hesiod offers a similar perspective in the form of a proverb about professional envy.