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Solomon hath often told us the nature and quality of the slothful, and the misery and want, which of force they must endure, by means of their sluggishness, notwithstanding because the number of them doth daily increase, and this hurtful vice groweth stronger, and more violent in them, he contenteth not himself with so many advertisements, which he hath already given us, but to the end that we may take more ⟨p. 91⟩heed of it, or else be more inexcusable, and judged worthy of greater penury: he repeateth here again the mischief that it worketh in him over whom it getteth dominion, describing the same by an hyperbolical, or excessive kind of speaking, saying, that he hideth his hand in his bosom, not setting it to work, but withholding it from labour, and will not put it to his mouth again: to avoid the cold, and for love of ease, he holdeth it in a warm place, and though the distance be but small between the bosom and the mouth, yet he is unwilling to bring it from the one to the other, so much as to feed himself: for though he do it (compelled thereunto by necessity) yet he doth it with difficulty and grief, as it is said in an¹ other chapter.

SAlomon hath often tolde vs the nature and qualitie of the slothfull, and the misery and want, which of force they must indure, by meanes of their sluggishnes, notwithstanding because the number of them doth daylie increase, and this hurtfull vice groweth stronger, and more violent in them, he contenteth not himselfe with so manie aduertisements, which hee hath alreadie giuen vs, but to the ende that wee may take more ⟨p. 91⟩heed of it, or else be more inexcusable, and iudged worthie of greater penurie: he repeateth here againe the mischiefe that it worketh in him ouer whom it getteth dominion, describing the same by an hyperbolicall, or excessiue kind of speaking, saying, that hee hideth his hand in his bosome, not setting it to worke, but withholding it from labour, and will not put it to his mouth againe: to auoyd the colde, and for loue of ease, he holdeth it in a warme place, and though the distance be but small betweene the bosome and the mouth, yet hee is vnwilling to bring it from the one to the other, so much as to feede himselfe: for though he doe it (compelled therevnto by necessitie) yet he doth it with difficultie and griefe, as it is saide in an