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[[Image:Idleness - Jacob Matham.jpg|right|thumb|120px|A personification of sloth.]]
[[Image:Idleness - Jacob Matham.jpg|right|thumb|120px|A personification of sloth.]]
'''Sloth''' is the [[sin]] of doing nothing at all, and is one of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. Sloth can take the form of general laziness and reluctance to exert oneself, or a failure to do specific things that one ought to do. For example, a man who stands idly by while a crime is committed instead of stepping in to prevent it is guilty of sloth, even if he is not directly involved in the crime itself. An eligible voter who knows nothing about candidates running for election to an important office and has no interest in knowing either them or anything about the issues affecting the safety and well-being of families and the community, local, regional, national, and international, is guilty of sloth.
'''Sloth''' is the [[sin]] of doing nothing at all, and is one of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]]. The [[Bible]] has many verses advocating industriousness.<ref>
*[https://www.openbible.info/topics/hard_work Bible versus on working hard], OpenBible.org
*[https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-work/ 20 Bible Verses about Work], BibleStudyTools.org
*[https://www.christianity.com/bible/bible-verses-about-hard-work-85 Bible versus on hard work], Christianity.com
*[https://www.womansday.com/life/g30618770/bible-verses-hard-work/ 15 Bible Verses About Hard Work and Determination], Woman's Day
*[https://christian.net/resources/bible-verses-about-hard-work/ 40 Bible Verses About Hard Work For God], Christian.net</ref> See: [[Work ethic]]
Sloth can take the form of general laziness and reluctance to exert oneself, or a failure to do specific things that one ought to do. For example, a man who stands idly by while a crime is committed instead of stepping in to prevent it is guilty of sloth, even if he is not directly involved in the crime itself. An eligible voter who knows nothing about candidates running for election to an important office and has no interest in knowing either them or anything about the issues affecting the safety and well-being of families and the community, local, regional, national, and international, is guilty of sloth.
One of the most famous examples of sloth is [[Pontius Pilate]]'s 'washing his hands' of [[Jesus]]' case and allowing Him to be put to death, when it was in his power to free Him. More generally, inactive rulers may be considered slothful: [[Dante]]'s [[Purgatorio]] has a whole section devoted to rulers such as [[Henry III]] who did little wrong, but did not use their power to advance the cause of good.
One of the most famous examples of sloth is [[Pontius Pilate]]'s 'washing his hands' of [[Jesus]]' case and allowing Him to be put to death, when it was in his power to free Him. More generally, inactive rulers may be considered slothful: [[Dante]]'s [[Purgatorio]] has a whole section devoted to rulers such as [[Henry III]] who did little wrong, but did not use their power to advance the cause of good.