Question 1

What does a slothful person look like?

Accepted Answer

Proverbs 6:6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!Proverbs 6:9You, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up?Proverbs 19:24Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.Proverbs 20:4Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.Proverbs 24:30I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense.We know slothful people by their lack of work or accomplishments. They are consistent in their unwillingness to lift a finger even in their own self-interest. They don’t help others or themselves.

Question 2

How do slothful persons see themselves?

Accepted Answer

Proverbs 22:13The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”Proverbs 26:16Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.Slothful people become experts at thinking of excuses for inactivity and procrastination. And their expertise in excuses often leads them to feel wise about how they are living.