Esau goes out hunting and come home famished. He asks his brother for some stew and Jacob – as brothers do – needed something in return.
Jacob asked for Esau’s birthright and Esau, evidently a drama queen, says he’s going to literally die if he doesn’t eat. So he trades his birthright for some stew.
Esau lost out because he was too lazy or bad at planning. We often give Jacob grief for this move, but it is Esau’s fault. Esau should have said, “fat chance” and pulled some jerky out of his bag.
Work hard and be diligent to prepare. If you choose not to, whatever happens as a result is no one’s responsibility but your own.