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Proverbs 10:5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:5
English Standard Version
5 He who (A)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (B)a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 10:5
New English Translation
Proverbs 10:5
New English Translation
5 The one who gathers crops[a] in the summer is a wise[b] son,
but the one who sleeps[c] during harvest is a shameful son.[d]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:5 tn The direct object “crops” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the verb; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.
- Proverbs 10:5 tn Heb “prudent.” The term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) refers to a wise and so successful person. He seizes the opportunity, knowing the importance of the season.
- Proverbs 10:5 sn The term “sleeps” is figurative, an implied comparison that has become idiomatic (like the contemporary English expression “asleep on the job”). It means that this individual is lazy or oblivious to the needs of the hour.
- Proverbs 10:5 tn Heb “a son who acts shamefully.”
English Standard Version (ESV)
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