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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 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:

11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(A)
    When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)—
11 and poverty(C) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 (A)How long will you lie there, (B)O sluggard?
    When will you arise from your sleep?
10 (C)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    (D)a little (E)folding of the hands to rest,
11 (F)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
11 and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.(A)

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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
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
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