משלי פרק יח:ט
גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִית:
One who is slack in one's work is like a sibling to a vandal.
[JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What are the qualities of a good worker? What makes a worker "slack"?
2. Why is one who is slack in their work close to a vandal? What labor ethics can we learn from this text?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)