'Lazy' in the Bible
But the quota of the bricks that they [were] making {before} {you must require of them}. You must not reduce from it, because they [are] lazy. Therefore they [are] crying out, saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
And he said, "You [are] lazy, lazy! Therefore you [are] saying, 'Let us go; let us sacrifice to Yahweh.'
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?
Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.
The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
The lazy will not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
A lazy person buries his hand in the dish, and even to his mouth he will not bring it back.
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
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.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.