LISTEN
NASB:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — your poverty will come in like a vagabond and your need like an armed man.
NIV:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Observations:
This piece of proverbial wisdom deals with the issue of laziness.
The author references a little sleep and a little slumber and folding of the hands to rest. We can think of this as consistently choosing sleep and rest over diligence and work, basically hitting the snooze button on life.
A little laziness will lead to poverty, which he likens to coming upon us as a bandit would overtake an unsuspecting person.
And scarcity, which means a lack of resources, will enter a lazy person’s life
Takeaways:
Resist the urge to fall into lazy habits, such as a little extra sleep and constantly folding hands to rest.
Understand the implications of laziness — poverty and scarcity that will appear rapidly.
