And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.
Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.
and they went away. `Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.
they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.
And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.
it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work: --
and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.
that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.