Take heed, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when would you become wise?
Proverbs 6:9 - The Scriptures 2009 How long would you lie down, O lazy one? When do you arise from your sleep? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? [Prov. 24:33, 34.] American Standard Version (1901) How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Common English Bible How long, lazy person, will you lie down? When will you rise from your sleep? Catholic Public Domain Version How long will you slumber, you lazy one? When will you rise up from your sleep? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep? |
Take heed, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when would you become wise?
“How long, you simple ones, Would you love simplicity, And shall scoffers delight in their scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; Open your eyes, be satisfied with bread.
As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy one turn on his bed.
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down;
Provides her supplies in the summer, Gathers her food in the harvest.
O Yerushalayim, wash your heart from evil, and be saved. Till when would your wicked thoughts remain within you?
And do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for us to wake up from sleep, for now our deliverance is nearer than when we did believe.
That is why He says, “Wake up, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Messiah shall shine on you.”