Sluggard

"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." Proverbs 12:24
"More liberty is lost through ignorance and apathy than through oppression and usurpation. And ignorance is often the flower of sloth, if not its fruit." Jesus told us to seek, strive and persevere in our quest for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness^[1] and in the practice of Pure Religion through faith, hope, and charity.
Men often suffer because of the ambition of some but far more suffer because of the sloth of the many.

Sluggard

"How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard^[2] ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man." Proverbs 6:9

The word we see as sluggard^[2] in the Old Testament is ‘atsel and ‘atsal which can mean slothful or to be sluggish, a sluggard even lazy. If you add the letter HEY it becomes 06103 ^הלצע^ translated slothfulness.

In truth all of nature is essentially capitalism in action where even the ant in his unique cooperative is no sluggard.^[3]

Hebrew term

‘atsel

Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard <06102>; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard <06102>? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard <06102> to them that send him.

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard <06102> desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slothful <06102> man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 19:24 A slothful <06102> man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard <06102> will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:25 The desire of the slothful <06102> killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 22:13 The slothful <06102> man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Proverbs 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful <06102>, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Proverbs 26:13 The slothful <06102> man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 26:14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful <06102> upon his bed.

Proverbs 26:15 The slothful <06102> hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:16 The sluggard <06102> is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

‘atslah

Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness <06103>^[4] casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 "By much slothfulness<06103> the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through."

‘atsal

Judges 18:9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it [is] very good: and [are] ye still? be not slothful <06101> to go, [and] to enter to possess the land.

Greek term

Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful^[5] servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

Romans 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful^[6] , but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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Footnotes

↑ But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
06102 עָצֵל‎ AyinTzadikLamed ‘atsel [aw-tsale’] from 06101; adj; [BDB-782a] [{See TWOT on 1672 @@ "1672a" }] AV-slothful 8, sluggard 6; 14
1) sluggish, lazy
1a) sluggard (subst)
- ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)
- צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)
- ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די Yod Dalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)
↑ "The squirrel hoards nuts, and the bee gathers honey, without knowing what they do, and they are thus provided for without selfishness or disgrace." The Transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In truth every squirrel who gathers nuts, every bird that makes its nest and every dung beetle who rolls his dung is a capitalist.
The squirrel will share his nuts with his mate and offspring who unite themselves with other capitalist squirrels who will live in the trees that grew up from the nuts their grandfather deposited in the bank of the Forrest floor generations before. None of that involved usury nor greed nor envy. Even the ant, who is no sluggard, in his colony seeks no world order but is diligent in their own enterprise leaving everyone else to their own.
↑ 06103 עַצְלָה‎ ‘atslah [ats-law’] from 06102; n f; [BDB-782a] [{See TWOT on 1672 @@ "1672b" }] AV-slothfulness 2; 2
1) sluggishness, laziness
↑ 3636 ὀκνηρός okneros [ok-nay-ros’] from 3635; adj; TDNT-5:166,681; [{See TDNT 542 }] AV-slo: thful 2, grievous 1; 3
1) sluggish, slothful, backward
↑ 03576 כָּזַב‎ kazab [kaw-zab’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-469a] [{See TWOT on 970 }] AV-lie 11, liar 3, vain 1, fail 1; 16
1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
1a) (Qal) liar (participle)

1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying

1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive

1c2) to disappoint, fail

1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

[1] But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

[sluggard-2] 2.0 ^2.1 06102 עָצֵל‎ AyinTzadikLamed ‘atsel [aw-tsale’] from 06101; adj; [BDB-782a] [{See TWOT on 1672 @@ "1672a" }] AV-slothful 8, sluggard 6; 14
1) sluggish, lazy
1a) sluggard (subst)

ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)

צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)

ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די Yod Dalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)

[3] ע Ayin also U. Divine Providence "eye" or "fountain" of five states of kindness or severity. AlefYodNun or nothingness as opposed to AlefShin something [eye, watch] (Numeric value: 70)

[4] צ ץ Tzadik is always related to The Faith of the Righteous One, the foundation of the word "to hunt" or Harvest even eat or desire. [Harvest, pant, desire] (Numeric value: 90)

[5] ל Lamed means Aspiration of the Heart or to learn or even direct like a shepherd. It has to do with what the Hand produces, [hand is די Yod Dalet] or directs with staff, whip... like the tongue may direct. (Numeric value: 30)

[squirrel-3] "The squirrel hoards nuts, and the bee gathers honey, without knowing what they do, and they are thus provided for without selfishness or disgrace." The Transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
In truth every squirrel who gathers nuts, every bird that makes its nest and every dung beetle who rolls his dung is a capitalist.
The squirrel will share his nuts with his mate and offspring who unite themselves with other capitalist squirrels who will live in the trees that grew up from the nuts their grandfather deposited in the bank of the Forrest floor generations before. None of that involved usury nor greed nor envy. Even the ant, who is no sluggard, in his colony seeks no world order but is diligent in their own enterprise leaving everyone else to their own.

[4] 06103 עַצְלָה‎ ‘atslah [ats-law’] from 06102; n f; [BDB-782a] [{See TWOT on 1672 @@ "1672b" }] AV-slothfulness 2; 2
1) sluggishness, laziness

[5] 3636 ὀκνηρός okneros [ok-nay-ros’] from 3635; adj; TDNT-5:166,681; [{See TDNT 542 }] AV-slo: thful 2, grievous 1; 3
1) sluggish, slothful, backward

[6] 03576 כָּזַב‎ kazab [kaw-zab’] a primitive root; v; [BDB-469a] [{See TWOT on 970 }] AV-lie 11, liar 3, vain 1, fail 1; 16
1) to lie, tell a lie, be a liar, be found a liar, be in vain, fail
1a) (Qal) liar (participle)

1b) (Niphal) to be proven to be lying

1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lie, tell a lie, tell a lie with, deceive

1c2) to disappoint, fail

1d) (Hiphil) to make a liar, prove to be a liar

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