Is it acceptable to pray sitting down because of laziness?

I was a bit surprised by these descriptions of the Prophet Muhammad:

'A'isha said, "Do not forget to stand up at night to pray. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not neglect to do it. If he was either ill or lazy, he prayed sitting down." (sunnah.com)

This version of Ziyad has: He said: What is this? The people told him: This is for Zainab who prays. When she becomes lazy, or is tired, she holds it. He said: Undo it. One of you should pray in good spirits. When he is lazy or tired, he should sit down. (sunnah.com)

I've always envisioned the Prophet as having the utmost highest standards of prayer. So this maybe is not regular behavior.

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