5 Bible Verses about Boredom

I Said in my heart, Go now, I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou upon good: and behold, this also vanity. To laughter I said, It is mad: and to gladness, What did this? I examined in my heart to draw my flesh with wine, and my heart led in wisdom; and to lay hold upon folly till that I shall see what this good to the sons of man which they will do under the heavens the number of the days of their life.read more.
I magnified my work; I builded to me houses; I planted to me vineyards: I made to me gardens and pleasure grounds, and I planted in them a tree of all fruit I made to me pools of waters to water from them the forest, causing trees to spring forth. I obtained servants and maids, and sons of the house were to me; also obtaining cattle, and many sheep were to me more than all that were before me in Jerusalem. I gathered to me also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and the provinces: I made to me men singing and women singing, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and mistresses. And I was magnified and increased more than all being before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom stood to me. And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them, and I withheld not my heart from all gladness; for my heart rejoiced from all my labor: and this was my portion from all my labor. And I looked upon all my works my hands made, and upon the labor I labored to do, and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit, and no profit under the sun.

And the younger widows reject: for when they conduct themselves arrogantly against Christ, they wish to marry: Having judgment, for they put away the first faith. And at the same time also they learn to be idle, going round about the houses; and not only idle, but also indulging in idle talk, and occupied with unnecessary things, speaking things not becoming.

Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, all vanity.

Sloth will cast a deep sleep; and the soul of sloth shall hunger.

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place,