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OET-LV A_little of_sleep(s) a_little of_slumber(s) a_little of_folding of_hands to_rest.
UHB מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ ‡
(məˊaţ shēnōt məˊaţ tənūmōt məˊaţ ḩibuq yādayim lishəkkāⱱ.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT A little sleep, a little slumber,
⇔ a little folding of the hands to lie down,
UST You say to yourself, “Let me sleep just a little more!
⇔ Let me lay my hands across my chest in order to rest comfortably for a little while longer!”
BSB A little sleep, a little slumber,
⇔ a little folding of the hands to rest,
OEB ‘Just a little more sleep, a little more slumber,
⇔ a little more lying with folded hands.’
WEB a little sleep, a little slumber,
⇔ a little folding of the hands to sleep,
WMB (Same as above)
NET “A little sleep, a little slumber,
⇔ a little folding of the hands to relax,
LSV A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.
FBV You may say,[fn] “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—
24:33 “You may say”: implied.
T4T If you spend a lot of time sleeping and napping and folding your hands while you rest,
LEB • a little folding of the hands for rest,
BBE A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
MOF No MOF PRO book available
JPS 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
ASV Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
⇔ A little folding of the hands to sleep;
DRA Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
YLT A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.
DBY — A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
RV Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
WBS Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
KJB-1769 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
KJB-1611 No KJB-1611 PRO book available
BB Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:
(Yea sleep on still I say a little, slumber a little, folde thy/your hands together yet a little:)
GNV Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
(Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. )
CB Yee slepe on still a litle, slobre a litle, folde thine hodes together yet a litle:
(Yee sleep on still a little, slobre a little, folde thine/your hodes together yet a little:)
WYC Hou longe slepist thou, slow man? whanne schalt thou ryse fro sleep? Sotheli thou schalt slepe a litil, thou schalt nappe a litil, thou schalt ioyne togidere the hondis a litil, to take reste;
(How long slepist thou, slow man? when shalt thou/you rise from sleep? Truly thou/you shalt sleep a little, thou/you shalt nappe a little, thou/you shalt ioyne together the hands a little, to take reste;)
LUT Du willst ein wenig schlafen und ein wenig schlummern und ein wenig die Hände zusammentun, daß du ruhest;
(You willst a wenig schlafen and a wenig schlummern and a wenig the Hände zusammentun, that you ruhest;)
CLV Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas:
(Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres as quiescas: )
BRN The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.
BrLXX Ὀλίγον νυστάζω, ὀλίγον δὲ καθυπνῶ, ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζομαι χερσὶ στήθη.
(Oligon nustazō, oligon de kathupnō, oligon de enagkalizomai ⱪersi staʸthaʸ. )
24:23-34 This addendum to the thirty sayings of the wise (22:17–24:22) includes five further sayings.
Laziness and Hard Work
God created Adam and Eve and put them in the Garden to tend it, not just to sit back and enjoy it (Gen 2:15). Work is not a result of the Fall but rather is a dignified and important part of creation.
The book of Proverbs frequently condemns laziness. The lazy are sarcastically compared to a door that swings back and forth (26:14), and they are lampooned for their empty excuses (e.g., 22:13). Proverbs equates lazy people with the foolish; their lack of productivity leads to poverty and death (6:6-10; 10:26; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4; 21:25; 22:13; 24:30-34; 26:13-16). By contrast, diligent people are seen as wise; their activities lead to wealth and life (10:4-6; 12:11; 13:4; 20:13; 31:10-27).
While it is true that ultimate meaning and fulfillment do not come from hard work (Eccl 2:17-26), and that our hard work must not cause us to forget God’s ability to provide (see Ps 127:2), we still have no excuse to be lazy. God designed us to use the gifts and abilities he has given us to be productive and to provide, as we are able, for ourselves and others (see Eph 4:28; 1 Thes 4:11-12; 2 Thes 3:6-13).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 23:12; Prov 6:6-11; 10:4-6, 26; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:4, 11; 14:4, 23; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15; 21:5, 25; 24:30-34; 26:13-16; 28:19; 31:10-31; Eccl 2:18-26; 4:5-6; 5:12; 9:10; 11:4-6; Rom 12:11; Eph 4:28; 1 Thes 4:11-12; 2 Thes 3:10-15
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב
a_little sleep a_little slumber a_little folding hands to,rest
See how you translated the same clauses in 6:10.