1) “Train a child in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not stop going that way.” Prov. 22.6

2) “Sluggards bury their hands in the dish and will not even bring them back to their mouths.” Prov. 19.24

3) “How long will you lie there O sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.” Prov. 6.9-11

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