And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.