Read Proverbs 18:9  Do you remember what a slothful person is?  A slothful person is lazy and will not work when he should.  A slothful person will not go outside and mow the grass.  He makes excuses like, "It's too hot outside.  I'll mow the grass when it gets a little cooler."  But later in the day when it is cooler he says, "I can't mow the grass now because I need to do my homework."  That doesn't mean that the slothful person is going to do his homework.  He is just using his homework as an excuse not to mow the grass.  To be sure, he is too lazy to do his homework too.  Finally, he gets around to mow the grass - except that it is dark outside.  Too bad!  Our verse goes on to say that the slothful person is brother to a great waster.   When the tomatoes ripen, it is time to pick them.  But what do you think the slothful person says?  He puts off the work of picking the tomatoes as long as he can.  He waits several days.  But when he finally gets around to picking the tomatoes, what do you think he finds?  He finds rotten tomatoes.  His laziness has wasted the tomatoes.  When you are lazy, you waste things.  God's Word is true: If you are slothful, you are brother to him that is a great waster.