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Berean Standard Bible

“How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?”

Proverbs 6:9

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Proverbs 6:6-11 holds up the ant as a teacher for the lazy person, who is called a sluggard. The ant needs no overseer yet stores food at the right season, and this verse turns from the ant to question the one who lies idle.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

World English Bible (WEB)

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

King James Version (KJV)

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

American Standard Version (ASV)

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Perezoso, ¿hasta cuándo has de dormir? ¿cuándo te levantarás de tu sueño?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Perezoso, no haces más que dormir, ¿Cuándo vas a despertar de tu sueño?

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