Thematic Bible: Idleness and sloth


Thematic Bible



The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!



And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!



The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.



The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.



And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!






The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'



Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?







Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.


Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction,


and at the same time also, they learn to be idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;




Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.




Blind are his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.