'Slothful' in the Bible
And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
When you lie down [to rest] among the sheepfolds,You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
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 hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance 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 man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.