“The idler is
Like a filthy stone.
Every one hisses
At his disgrace.
The idler is
Like the filth of dunghills.
Any one that picks it up
Will shake it off his hand.”
Sirach compares the idle lazy person to a filthy stone, like used toilet paper. Everyone hisses at his disgrace in not doing any work. The idler is like the filthy excrement of the dunghills. He is like the highly offensive term “a piece of shit.” Anyone that picks it up, immediately shakes it off. This is strong criticism of those idle people who do not work.
