There is some disagreement over what exactly Solomon means in Proverbs 13:23. It could be taken two ways: The first is that the poor, for their lack of work, leaves uncultivated ground untapped because they lack the work ethic to put in the labor it takes to grow and harvest food. This would, of course, make sense, if you have a field and choose to not plow the field, sow seed, water it, tend to it, and then harvest the food it brings forth, then the resource has been mismanaged and the field has gone to waste. It is an injustice to not steward that rightly.

I am dissatisfied. I don’t want to be but I am. It’s so easy to fall into a habit of discontentment. As a young person, I was taught that there would be so much to accomplish in all the areas of my life. I was praised by others constantly for my potential, talents, and promise. Naturally, as you grow older and make decisions in your life, it feels like that endless potential you’re told about when you’re in school grows limits. And that's a hard feeling to grapple with. You think to yourself: I’m almost x years old! I thought I’d have accomplished this by now! I thought I’d have this much in my bank account! I thought I’d be in a much easier place! Where did all that potential go?