The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”
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.’