¹⁸ and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

⁹ He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he `is' to a destroyer.

¹³ The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'

¹⁴ The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

¹⁵ The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

¹⁶ Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.

² Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! -- they have said, `The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah `is' to be built.'

³ And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

⁴ Is it time for you -- you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?

¹⁰ Who `is' even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

²⁰ `And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

¹² that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.

⁸ for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,