be slothful
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Several sat up palpably bristling as Edward of Wales laid down two premises which, if valid, lead straight to the conclusion that even Tycoons may be slothful, obtuse, incompetent.
From Time Magazine Archive
As long as we be in health and prosperity, we care not for him; we be slothful, we have no stomach at all; and therefore these sauces are very necessary for us.
From Sermons on the Card by Morley, Henry
Hoping that he may not be slothful, but an active and diligent servant of his Lord, will you not give your earnest soul and busy hands to the work which you find to do?
From Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 by Whittelsey, Mrs. A. G.
To be slothful and a waster too, is to be as it were a double sinner.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by Bunyan, John
Then again, if a man be diligent in business, we may expect him to become rich; but if he be slothful, he has nothing to look for but poverty.
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
