He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
He also that is slothful (literally, remiss) in his work is brother to him that is a great waster - literally, 'him He also that is slothful (literally, remiss) in his work is brother to him that is a great waster - literally, 'him that is a lord of wasting;' i:e., who is wholly given up to it. The slothful and the wasteful are twin-brothers. The slothful wastes his own property and that of others. 'Idleness is the mother of hunger and the sister of theft.'