idleness

¹³And being at the same time also idle, they learn to go from house to house, being not only idle, but also talkative and curious, speaking of things which do not concern them.

¹⁵Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.

¹⁸By laziness, a framework shall be brought down, and by the weakness of hands, a house shall collapse through.

²⁷She has considered the paths of her household, and she has not eaten her bread in idleness.

⁴The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

¹⁰Then, too, while we were with you, we insisted on this to you: that if anyone was not willing to work, neither should he eat.

³⁰I passed by the field of a lazy man, and by the vineyard of a foolish man, ³¹and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed. ³²When I had seen this, I laid it up in my heart, and by this example, I received discipline. ³³You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest. ³⁴And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”

²⁴The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.

¹¹For we have heard that there are some among you who act disruptively, not working at all, but eagerly meddling.

⁹Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

⁴⁹Behold, this was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: arrogance, indulgence in bread and abundance, and the idleness of her and her daughters; and they did not reach out their hand to the needy and the poor.

¹³Do not love sleep, lest deprivation oppress you. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

⁴Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.