laziness

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

²³Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men.

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.

⁴The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.

⁸But if anyone has no concern for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.

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

²⁵Desires kill the lazy, for his hands are not willing to work at all.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

²³In every work, there shall be abundance. But where there are many words, there is often need.

⁶Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “Even now, my Father is working, and I am working.”

¹⁷Therefore, he who knows that he ought to do a good thing, and does not do it, for him it is a sin.

¹³The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.” ¹⁴Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed. ¹⁵The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth. ¹⁶The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

²²So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.