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# slothfulness

noun

«slothfulness» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Proverbs and Ecclesiastes say that laziness brings deep sleep, hunger and a leaking house.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that neglecting work brings ruin.

### Meaning

The habit of being lazy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slothfulness/#m1)

### Examples

- Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger. (Writings PRO.19.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slothfulness/#x1)
- By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh. (Writings ECC.10.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slothfulness/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slothfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slothfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slothfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/slothfulness.html) on Mova free.