Luke 16:3

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. look...: Heb. set thy heart For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? riches: Heb. strength to...: Heb. to generation and generation? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. maintenance: Heb. life

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

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

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. it grieveth...: or, he is weary The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.