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Proverbs 24:33

WorkRest and sabbath

31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

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

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

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BSB
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
KJV
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
WEB
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
ASV
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
DARBY
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
BLB
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little a folding of the hands to rest,
ÅB
Sier du: La meg enda sove litt, blunde litt, folde mine hender litt og hvile --
OTB
En liten søvn, en liten slumring, en liten folding av hendene for å hvile—
B1930
Sier du: La mig ennu sove litt, blunde litt, folde mine hender litt og hvile -

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