Ecclesiastes 4:5

"The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh."

If hard work and diligence bring success, but with negative side effects, then should we sink into apathy and let things slide? "folds his hands" (Prov. Ecclesiastes 6:10; Ecclesiastes 24:33-34). That is, places his hands upon his chest, instead of using them for work. "consumes his own flesh"-brings ruin upon himself. "the drop-out. He disdains these frantic rivalries. But he is given his real name, the fool….He is the picture of complacency and unwitting self-destruction, for this comment on him points out deeper damage than the wasting of his capital. His idleness eats away not only what he has but what he is: eroding his self-control, his grasp of reality, his capacity for care and, in the end, his self-respect" (Kidner p. 46).

Carefully note, while God condemns the greedy, God also condemns the person who represents the opposite extreme, i.e. carelessness, indolence, laziness, and indifference. God isn't impressed by the person who is living off of society. Note that the bum or the drop out has. moral problem.