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.

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

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Footnotes

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

10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 (A)So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.

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10 (A)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    (B)a little (C)folding of the hands to rest,
11 (D)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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