Proverbs 24:33

New King James Version

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

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And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

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

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.

He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.