Proverbs 6:6

⁴The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

⁹One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

⁴The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

⁹How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

¹²that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

²⁵The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

²⁶“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.

¹¹not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹³The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!” ¹⁴As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. ¹⁵The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. ¹⁶The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

¹⁵Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.