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25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 21:25

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 25-26)

Here we have, 1. The miseries of the slothful, whose hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might get an honest livelihood. They are as fit for labour as other men, and business offers itself, to which they might lay their hands and apply their minds, but they will not; herein they fondly think they do well for themselves, see Prov. 26:16. Soul, take thy ease . But really they ...

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