New English Translation

Proverbs 24:31-34 New English Translation (NET)

31. I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds,and its stone wall was broken down.

32. When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it;I received instruction from what I saw:

33. “A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the hands to relax,

34. and your poverty will come like a bandit,and your need like an armed robber.”