32 When I saw, I [a]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33 (A)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come like [b]a drifter,
And your need like [c]an armed man.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
  2. Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
  3. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield

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