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Berean Standard Bible

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

Proverbs 6:10

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Proverbs 6 warns the sluggard to learn from the ant, which prepares without a boss. The section then imagines the lazy person delaying his work in small ways.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Un poco de sueño, un poco de dormitar, y cruzar por un poco las manos para reposo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Duermes un poquito más, te tomas una larga siesta, descansas cruzado de brazos,

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