Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Laziness » Lazy people
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
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The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
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Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
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The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
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A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
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The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
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Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
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I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense}; and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down. Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction: read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches. He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work. {All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
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A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!" The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed. A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is [too] tired to return it to his mouth. read more.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
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A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"
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