Proverbs 24:33

Modern English Version

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest;

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He who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

Slothfulness casts a man into a deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have enough bread.

Then I saw and considered it well in my heart; I looked on it and received instruction.

so shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your want like an armed man.

As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.

The fool folds his hands for slothfulness, and eats his flesh for lack of food.

Furthermore, knowing the time, now is the moment to awake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”