[343] **Eight grounds for laziness (kusītavatthu):**
Friends, here a bhikkhu has work that must be done. He thinks thus: 'I shall have work to do; and while I am doing the work my body will become tired. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy (vīriya) for the attaining of what is not yet attained, for the achieving of what is not yet achieved, for the realizing of what is not yet realized. This is the first ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu has done work. He thinks thus: 'I have done work; and while I was doing the work my body became tired. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the second ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu has a journey that must be gone. He thinks thus: 'I shall have a journey to go; and while I am going on the journey my body will become tired. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the third ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu has gone a journey. He thinks thus: 'I have gone a journey; and while I was going on the journey my body became tired. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the fourth ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu, walking for alms in a village or town, does not obtain his fill, as much as he needs, of food whether coarse or fine. He thinks thus: 'Walking for alms in a village or town, I did not obtain my fill, as much as I needed, of food whether coarse or fine; my body is tired and unfit for work. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the fifth ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu, walking for alms in a village or town, obtains his fill, as much as he needs, of food whether coarse or fine. He thinks thus: 'Walking for alms in a village or town, I obtained my fill, as much as I needed, of food whether coarse or fine; my body is heavy and unfit for work—like a load of soaked beans, it seems. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the sixth ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a slight illness has arisen in a bhikkhu. He thinks thus: 'This slight illness has arisen in me; there is good reason for lying down. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy … This is the seventh ground for laziness.
Again, friends, a bhikkhu has recovered from illness, not long risen from sickness. He thinks thus: 'I have recovered from illness, not long risen from sickness; this body of mine is weak and unfit for work. Come now, let me lie down.' He lies down; he does not arouse energy for the attaining of what is not yet attained, for the achieving of what is not yet achieved, for the realizing of what is not yet realized. This is the eighth ground for laziness.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.