Proverbs 24:32-34
English Standard Version
32 Then I saw and (A)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:32-34
New International Version
Proverbs 24:32-34
King James Version
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 24:32-34
New King James Version
32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 (A)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 (B)So shall your poverty come like [a]a prowler,
And your need like [b]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
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