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Proverbs 24:30–34

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30xI went by the field of the slothful,

And by the vineyard of the man yvoid of understanding;

31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,

And znettles had covered the face thereof,

And the stone awall thereof was broken down.

32Then I saw, and †considered it well:

I xlooked upon it, and received instruction.

33bYet a little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to sleep:

34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;

And thy want as †an armed man.

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Footnotes

  1. xComp. Job 5:3.
  2. ySee ch. 6:32.
  3. zSee Job 30:7. Comp. ch. 15:19.
  4. †Heb. set my heart. ch. 22:17 (Heb.). & 27:23 marg. So Ps. 48:13. See Job 7:17.
  5. xComp. Job 5:3.
  6. bver. 33, 34, ch. 6:10, 11. So Eccles. 4:5.
  7. †Heb. a man of shield. ch. 6:11.

Cross references

  1. aIsai. 5:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I passed by the field of a sluggard,

by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;

the ground was covered with nettles,

and its stone wall was broken down.

Then I saw and considered it;

I looked and received instruction.

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I went past the field of a sluggard,

past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

thorns had come up everywhere,

the ground was covered with weeds,

and the stone wall was in ruins.

I applied my heart to what I observed

and learned a lesson from what I saw:

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest—

and poverty will come on you like a thief

and scarcity like an armed man.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I went by the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

Thistles had come up everywhere,

weeds covered the ground,

and the stone wall was ruined.

I saw, and took it to heart;

I looked, and received instruction:

a little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the arms to rest,

and your poverty will come like a robber,

and your need, like a bandit.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

I walked by the field of a lazy person,

the vineyard of one with no common sense.

I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.

It was covered with weeds,

and its walls were broken down.

Then, as I looked and thought about it,

I learned this lesson:

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest—

then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;

scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I passed by the field of a lazy person,

and over the vineyard of a person lacking sense;

and behold, it was overgrown—all of it was covered with thorns, its surface with nettles,

and its stone wall was broken down.

Then I myself saw and my heart considered;

I looked, and I took hold of instruction:

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands for rest,

and your poverty will come running,

and your lack like an armed warrior.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press