Proverbs 24:33

Modern

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

Traditional

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Literal

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

Latin

Parum, inquam, dormies, modicum dormitabis; pauxillum manus conseres ut quiescas:

Hebrew

English

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

This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.

Saying 5: Laziness and a love for sleep can lead to poverty (see Proverbs 10:4–5, 26; 12:11; 13:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13).

This addendum to the thirty sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17–24:22) includes five more sayings.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 6:4–11
Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
1 Thessalonians 5:6–8
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Ephesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”