The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
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The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labour.
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 25–26
Here is the misery of the slothful; their hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might get an honest livelihood; yet their hearts cease not to covet riches, pleasures, and honours, which cannot be obtained without labour. But the righteous and industrious have their desires satisfied.
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