The definition of sloth would be laziness, unwillingness to work or act.
Two context clues are the word "idleness" and the phrase "doing of nothing". Idleness may mean boredom, but also dullness. Doing of nothing clearly supports the notion of not working, not acting.
I think that statement would be false.
The shabby stranger's name is :Maxwell
That man is poor and jobless. Not only that, he also had several health problem such as weak heart condition, but he never neglect the poor and the suffering
His plays were written in old English.