That saying is old old old going at least back to Chaucer (1343-1400): > For Solomon says that `idleness teaches a man to do many evils.' [1] https://chaucer.

That saying is old old old going at least back to Chaucer (1343-1400): > For Solomon says that `idleness teaches a man to do many evils.' [1] https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/tale-melibee-0 https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/tale-melibee-0