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How long do you plan to lounge your life away, you lazy fool?
    Will you ever get out of bed?
10 You say, “A little sleep, a little rest,
    a few more minutes, a nice little nap.”
11 But soon poverty will be on top of you like a robber;
    need will assault you like a well-armed warrior.

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How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(A)
    When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest(B)
11 and poverty(C) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

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