1979
Sloth
Composed by 
Robert Beaser
Robert Beaser Text by 
Anthony Hecht
Anthony Hecht Seven Deadly Sins Song Collection
"Sloth" is the fourth song of Robert Beaser's song cycle Seven Deadly Sins.
Text
Sloth
by Anthony Hecht
The first man leaps the ditch. (Who wins this race
Wins laurel, but laurel dies.)
The next falls in (who in his hour of grace
Plucked out his offending eyes.)
The blind still lead. (Consider the ant’s ways;
Consider, and be wise.)
Source: from The Hard Hours by Anthony Hecht, 1967.
Sheet Music
Seven Deadly Sins
Robert Beaser
1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Wrath
4. Sloth
5. Avarice
6. Gluttony
7. Lust
2. Envy
3. Wrath
4. Sloth
5. Avarice
6. Gluttony
7. Lust