13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who can answer sensibly.
The lazy person will always bring destruction on any group of people; a nation, an organization, a family, a team, etc. In the above group of proverbs we see some of the ways the sluggard deteriorates the world around them. Note:
1. They make excuses - the, “lion in the street” excuse. The sluggard sees a lion, the diligent sees lunch. They will never take the risk they need to break through the work needed to be done.
2. They refuse to put for effort - the, “let me just take another five minutes in bed” excuse. They simply want to rest, relax and ruminate.
3. They refuse to simply do the one last thing - the, “I don’t have enough strength to even lift my hand to take a bite” excuse. Imagine this scene. The strength they need to do the work is in the dish of food they refuse to eat. They defy irony.
4. They talk big, promote self, but do few things and know little - the, “I am smarter than you,” excuse. They seem to know how to do things (at least tell you how to do something) but never do anything.
The sluggard is a disaster waiting to happen for anyone. However, they would never be the one who takes responsibility for the disaster they created.
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