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Proverbs 26:15

This is the satirical height of the laziness portrait — the sluggard is so averse to effort that even eating, the most basic act of self-care, is too much trouble. Proverbs uses comic exaggeration to drive home the absurdity and danger of a life governed by avoiding effort.

Memory phrase: Laziness destroys everything.

Talk about it: What happens when laziness takes over every part of life?

Prayer: God, help me work hard at everything I do.

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