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Proverbs 6:9-10
New English Translation
Proverbs 6:9-10
New English Translation
9 How long, you sluggard, will you lie there?
When will you rise from your sleep?[a]
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to relax,[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 sn The use of the two rhetorical questions is designed to rebuke the lazy person in a forceful manner. The sluggard is spending too much time sleeping.
- Proverbs 6:10 sn The writer might in this verse be imitating the words of the sluggard who just wants to take “a little nap.” The use is ironic, for by indulging in this little rest the lazy one comes to ruin.
Proverbs 6:9-10
New International Version
Proverbs 6:9-10
New International Version
Proverbs 6:9-10
King James Version
Proverbs 6:9-10
King James Version
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Proverbs 6:9-10
New King James Version
Proverbs 6:9-10
New King James Version
9 (A)How long will you [a]slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
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