Proverbs 19:15
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Proverbs 24:33
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
Proverbs 10:4-5
Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
Proverbs 19:24
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
Romans 13:11-12
Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason He says,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is
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Casteth
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Casteth
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
And
Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
General references
The lazy man buries his hand in the [food] dish,
But will not even bring it to his mouth again.
The lazy person [who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses] says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square [and if I go outside to work I will be killed]!”