'Slothful' in the Bible
And they say, 'Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go -- to enter to possess the land.
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.
The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'
The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.
'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.