Proverbs 6:9-11

Practical Warnings

9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest -
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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