Proverbs 24:30-34 Parallel Bible Translations

Proverbs 24:30-34 ▼
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30 I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking a heart of wisdom, I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Nettles have covered its surface, And its stone wall has been torn down. and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 And I beheld, I set my heart upon it; I saw, I received discipline. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,” A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
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