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"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 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.

The Hand of diligent

The Bible tells us in Proverbs 12:24 that "The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful <remiyah> shall be under tribute."

We are told that about being a doer and not slothful over and over so that we will know why we must pay tribute to rulers and kings if we will not properly worship God in our hearts and our minds.

If you have to pay tribute then you or your parents have probably done something wrong or failed to do something righteous. You will not fix that error of Balaam by stopping the payment of tribute but by getting diligent about and striving for that righteousness and the Kingdom of God.

Christ told us not to be like those governments of other nations which call themselves Benefactors but exercise authority one over the other.

Not being slothful is not about being busy but about being busy with the mission and directives of Christ. The reason people are made Merchandise is because they were slothful in the ways of charity. They were Covetous and not only failed to provide for their parents but also their neighbor in need.

Israelites and Christians were not slothful in congregating together. They did so not for what they could get but for what they could give.

• "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster." Proverbs 18:9

The word "waster" is translated from the word shachath commonly translated "destroyer".

The slothful spirits who dwell in the realms of hell feed on the souls of those who are willing to squander God's gift of time and space. They are not diligent but bring spiritual allies of pride and wantonness who all abide together in the house of self indulgence and waste.

Christ said seek, strive, love one another and not be like the other governments. But the Church was a government and had local and national gatherings. They did this for a reason and were motivated out of love of others. To come in the name of Christ is to come to serve, to set the captive free, not to save ourselves or just get free.

The kingdom appointed by Christ was a well-disciplined network of individuals serving one another in faith, hope, and charity. They formed a vast network all across Europe and Asia practicing Pure Religion and attending to the Weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith which include caring for the needs of our neighbors and the widows and orphans of our society through Pure Religion in matters of health, education, and welfare. We are NOT to provide for the needy of society through the Covetous Practices and the men who call themselves benefactors but who exercise authority one over the other like the socialists do.

The Way of Christ was like neither the way of the world of Rome nor the governments of the gentiles who depend on those fathers of the earth through force, fear and fealty who deliver the people back in bondage again like they were in Egypt. Christ's ministers and true Christians do not depend upon systems of social welfare that force the contributions of the people like the corban of the Pharisees which made the word of God to none effect. Many people have been deceived to go the way of Balaam and the Nicolaitan and out of The Way of Christ and have become workers of iniquity.

The Christian conflict with Rome in the first century Church appointed by Christ was because they would not apply to the fathers of the earth for their free bread but instead relied upon a voluntary network providing a daily ministration to the needy of society through Faith, Hope, and Charity by way of freewill offerings of the people, for the people, and by the people through the perfect law of liberty in Free Assemblies according to the ancient pattern of Tuns or Tens as He commanded.

The modern Christians are in need of repentance.

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Sloth a Word Study

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"Dr. Jordan B Peterson reveals this shift in mindset that will make you seize every opportunity." God the Father is not slothful. Jesus was not slothfulPaul was not slothful. Sloth and righteousness are not compatible. And the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom.There are no slothful people in the Kingdom of God. God gave us life and according to the Pareto principle if you waste 20% of your day you are wasting 80% of what you could have done with your life. Be not a waster of your time nor slothful. Time 4:59

There are many words translated slothful in the Bible.

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(לצע AyinZtadikLamed) to go, and to enter to possess the land.

The same three letters as a noun with the letter Hey added הלצע AYIN TZADIK LAMED HEI is found in:

Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness <06103> 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.

The meaning of these letters AYIN TZADIK LAMED HEI:

• ע AYIN Divine Providence Eye or Well of five states of kindness or severity. [eye, watch]
• ץ TZADIK The Faith of the Righteous One the foundation of the world "to hunt." [Harvest pant desire]
• ל LAMED Aspiration of the Heart to learn or direct like a shepherd [Hand prod, staff, whip... tongue]
• ה HEI Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life.[jubilation window, fence]

We find the same word with a TAV, the mark of God and the letter for faith, instead of the HEI in Proverbs:

Proverbs 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Strong's number 06104 תולצע ‘atsluwth \@ats-looth’\@ also from 06101; n f; appearing just this once as idleness 1 defined as sluggishness, laziness.

The first two letters ץע ‘ets form the word for tree or wood and timber

If you take the same first two letters which is said to mean tree or wood, which are also the letters for AYIN Divine Providence and ץ TZADIK The Faith of the Righteous One, but add a MEM, the Fountain, instead of a LAMED you get the word םצע ‘atsam which appears as increased 4 times, mighty 4,  … strong 4, more 2, broken his bones, closed, great, mightier, shutteth, stronger once each. Defined as "to be vast, be numerous, be mighty" but also "to shut (the eyes), close (the eyes)". As a noun םצע ‘etsem is translated bone 104, but selfsame 11 times, same 5, body 2, very 2, life 1, strength 1. It is defined "bone, essence, substance". and with the letter HEI it becomes might, strong, substance, power, strength.

There is another word we see for slothful which is הימר rᵉmiyah which consists of the letters Reish Mem Yod Hei and first appears in:

Job 13:7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully <remiyah> for him?

Reish Mem Yod Hei are much different letters than Ayin Tzadik Lamed Hei. Yet in our modern language they are translated slothful to at least some times.. Their meanings are as follows:

• ר REISH Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning." [Head... Person head highest]
• ם MEM Fountain of water a fountain of the Divine Wisdom [massive, overpower chaos]
• י YUD The Infinite Point of essential good hidden in the tet. [closed hand... Deed work to make]
• ה HEI Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life.[jubilation window, fence]

• Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle <remiyah> soul shall suffer hunger.

It also appears in other verses of Job and in Psalms and Proverbs as well as Jeremiah, Hosea, and Micah but not always translated slothful.

If we go back to the letters and word לצע atsal(AyinZtadikLamed) which appeared in Judges 18:9 we can see the adjective AyinZtadikLamed with the same letters in only in Proverbs:

In Proverbs we also see the word ReishPeiHei Proverbs 18:9 He also that is slothful<raphah> in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

• ר REISH Process of Clarification The "head" or "beginning." [Head... Person head highest]
• ף פ PEI Communication: The Oral Torah The mouth, blow,edge . [Mouth speak open word]
• ה HEI Expression--Thought, Speech, Action. Manifest seeds of thought and life.[jubilation window, fence]

While the word can certainly include the idea of slothful in context it normally is translated feeble, fail, weaken, with a definition of "to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened".

In the New Testament we find the Greek word ὀκνηρός (okneros) in:

Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful<okneros> servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

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

Philippians 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous<okneros>, but for you [it is] safe.

The Greek word is from oknos meaning delay

There is also the Greek νωθρός nothros from the word νόθος nothos meaning illegitimate or bastard

Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful (nothros), but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull (nothros) of hearing.

Quotes about sloth

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty. Marcus Fabius Quintilian

“To spend too much time in studies is sloth.” Francis Bacon

“Greed, envy, sloth, pride and gluttony: these are not vices anymore. No, these are marketing tools. Lust is our way of life. Envy is just a nudge towards another sale. Even in our relationships we consume each other, each of us looking for what we can get out of the other. Our appetites are often satisfied at the expense of those around us. In a dog-eat-dog world we lose part of our humanity.” ― Jon Foreman

“The real difference in the believer who follows Christ and has mortified his will and died after the old man in Christ, is that he is more clearly aware than other men of the rebelliousness and perennial pride of the flesh, he is conscious of his sloth and self-indulgence and knows that his arrogance must be eradicated. Hence there is a need for daily self-discipline.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

“Diligence overcomes difficulties, sloth makes them.” Benjamin Franklin

“Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues” Benjamin Franklin

“Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.” Benjamin Franklin

“Never confuse motion with action.” Benjamin Franklin

“He that cannot obey, cannot command.” Benjamin Franklin

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” Benjamin Franklin

Sloth means awakening with nothing to do and then doing nothing about it. Tim Proust

The Slothful do not have the time to become virtuous or despicable. Thoreau

The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after. John Lyly

Weariness can snore upon the flint when resting sloth finds the down pillow hard. Shakespeare

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult. Samuel Johnson

Anecdote: "Idleness and laziness; beware of these two enemies. They tarnish life and fill it with boredom, weariness and danger. However barren it might seem to begin a task, never be discouraged. With perseverance, you will come to like what today seems a needless and uninteresting enterprise." Princess Mathilde Bonaparte

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

The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man. James Boswell

The only word to mind that describes my behavior is Sloth. Pinter (Regal quips)

The truly slothful achieve more of less than they did yesterday. Hannah Crowley

The slothful play their idle games while the poor must toil and pay. Vivian R Elder

Flee laziness which while it produces an immediate delight, ends in the sorrow of repentance. And know that nature without exercise is a seed shut up in the pod, and art without practice is nothing. Pietro Aretino

Idleness is the parent of all psychology. Nietzsche

It is the just doom of laziness and gluttony to be inactive without ease and drowsy without tranquility. Samuel Johnson

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. Benjamin Franklin

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. Jules Renard

No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing. Washington Irving

The lazy are always wanting to do something. Vauvenargues

The devil tempts all other men, but slothful men tempt the devil. Proverb

By to much sitting still the body becomes unhealthy; and soon the mind. Hyperion

What will be done at anytime will be done at no time. Thomas Fuller

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. Don Marquis

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable. Henry Adams

For the diligent a week has seven days, for the slothful seven tomorrows. Polish Proverb

I plan to procrastinate, but as yet cannot seem to find the time. Anon

Giving praise is the lazy man’s way of providing help and support to the hard at work. Walter Braithwaite

If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle. Samuel Johnson

Man like every other animal is by nature indolent. If nothing spurs him on, then he will hardly think, and will behave from habit like an automaton. Einstein

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can. Liz Smith

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others. Jules Renard

Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments. Horace

By his very success in inventing labor saving devices, modern man has manufactured an abyss of boredom that only the privileged classes in earlier civilizations have ever fathomed. Lewis Mumford

It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain for himself. Epicurus

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition. W. H. Auden

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to it himself. A. H. Weiler

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Bible quotes 18.9 (K.J.V)

No matter how much faculty of idle seeing a man has, the step from knowing to doing is rarely taken. Emerson

There is no kind of idleness by which we are so easily seduced as that which dignifies itself by the appearance of business. Samuel Johnson