Thematic Bible: Lazy people
Thematic Bible
Laziness » Lazy people
The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.
Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.
The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Also he who is slack in his work is brother to a great destroyer.
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw; I set my heart on it; I looked and I received instruction. read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down; then your poverty comes stalking, and your want like a man armed with a shield.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down; then your poverty comes stalking, and your want like a man armed with a shield.
He who deals with a lazy hand becomes poor; but the hand of the hard worker makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a wise son; but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work. He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous gives and spares not.
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the lazy man turn upon his bed. The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a reason.
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- Excuses
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