10 (A)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to [a]rest,”
11 (B)Then your poverty will come in like a [b]drifter,
And your need like [c]an armed man.

12 A (C)worthless person, a wicked man,
Is one who walks with a (D)perverse mouth,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:10 Lit lie down
  2. Proverbs 6:11 Lit one who moves about
  3. Proverbs 6:11 Lit a man with a shield

10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(A)
11 and poverty(B) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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