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but they get their food during the summer. At the time of harvest they store food to prepare for winter.

But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work? 10 You say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’

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Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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Provides her [a]supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
(A)How long will you [b]slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:8 Lit. bread
  2. Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down

yet it stores its provisions in summer(A)
    and gathers its food at harvest.(B)

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(C)
    When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(D)

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