New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 6:6-11

6Goלֵֽךְ־lekh-H1980to theantנְמָלָ֥הne.ma.LahH5244, Osluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102,Observeרְאֵ֖הre.'EhH7200her waysדְרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870and be wiseוַחֲכָֽם׃va.cha.KhamH2449,

7Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834,havingH369noH369chiefקָצִ֗יןka.TzinH7101,Officerשֹׁטֵ֥רsho.TerH7860or rulerוּמֹשֵֽׁל׃u.mo.ShelH4910,

8Preparesתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559her foodלַחְמָ֑הּlach.MahH3899in the summerבַּקַּ֣יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019Andgathersאָגְרָ֥ה'a.ge.RahH103her provisionמַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃ma.'a.kha.LahH3978in the harvestבַ֝קָּצִ֗ירva.ka.TzirH7105.

9Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704will you lieתִּשְׁכָּ֑בtish.KavH7901downH7901,O sluggardעָצֵ֥ל׀'a.TzelH6102?Whenמָ֝תַ֗יma.TaiH4970will you ariseתָּק֥וּםta.KumH6965from your sleepמִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃mi.she.na.Te.khaH8142?

10“A littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592sleepשֵׁ֭נוֹתShe.notH8142,a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592slumberתְּנוּמ֑וֹתte.nu.MotH8572,A littleמְעַ֓ט׀me.'AtH4592foldingחִבֻּ֖קchi.BukH2264of the handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027torestלִשְׁכָּֽב׃lish.KavH7901”--

11Your povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָre.She.khaH7389will comeוּבָֽא־u.va'-H935in like avagabondכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְkhim.ha.LekhH1980And your needוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗u.mach.so.re.khaH4270likean armedמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376.

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