The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’