Which poem by Hesiod tells the Pandora myth while discussing human labor and justice?

Works and Days tells the Pandora myth while discussing human labor, justice, farming, and the difficult conditions of mortal life. It is attributed to the ancient Greek poet Hesiod.

The poem presents Pandora's arrival as part of Zeus's punishment after Prometheus steals fire for humanity. Pandora opens the storage jar, releasing evils into the world, while Hope remains inside. The episode helps explain why humans must work and why life includes hardship.

Hesiod's other major poem, Theogony, also describes Pandora's creation, but it does not replace Works and Days as the central source for the jar-opening episode. The two works are often read together because they preserve related parts of the myth while serving different literary purposes.