Song of Songs 5:3


“I had taken off my dress,
How can I put it on again?
I had washed my feet,
How could I get them dirty again?

Luke 11:7

and from inside he answers, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’

Proverbs 3:28


Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

Proverbs 13:4


The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.

Proverbs 22:13


The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”

Matthew 25:5

Now while the bridegroom was delayed, they all began to nod off, and they fell asleep.

Matthew 26:38-43

Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and stay awake and keep watch with Me.”

Romans 7:22-23

For I joyfully delight in the law of God in my inner self [with my new nature],

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