Matthew 20:3
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About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
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At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.