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'''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.

'''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.

[[File:Sloth-1873.jpg|thumb|290px|American [[Yeomen]] farmers hated laziness]]

[[File:Sloth-1873.jpg|thumb|290px|American [[Yeomen]] farmers hated laziness, ignorance and 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.