30
I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man (A)lacking (a)sense,
31
And behold, it was completely (B)overgrown with thistles;
Its surface was covered with (b)(C)nettles,
And its stone (D)wall was broken down.
32
When I saw, I (c)reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33
(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34
Then your poverty will come as (d)a robber
And your want like (e)an armed man.

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 24:30: ['Lit ', heart]
b. Proverbs 24:31: ['I.e. a kind of weed']
c. Proverbs 24:32: ['Lit ', set my heart]
d. Proverbs 24:34: ['Or ', a vagabond, '; lit ', one who walks]
e. Proverbs 24:34: ['Lit ', a man with a shield]

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