Proverbi 24:33

33 Dormire un po’, sonnecchiare un po’, incrociare un po’ le mani per riposare…

Proverbi 24:33 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:33

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber
The sight of the field and vineyard of the slothful put Solomon in mind of an observation he had made before, which fitly describes the disposition and gesture of the sluggard, by which means his field and vineyard came to ruin; while he should be up and tilling his field and planting his vineyard, he is in his bed; and awaking, instead of rising, craves for and indulges himself in another little doze, and which he repeats again and again; a little folding of the hands to sleep;
which ought to have been employed another way; (See Gill on Proverbs 6:10).

Proverbi 24:33 In-Context

31 ed ecco le spine vi crescean da per tutto, i rovi ne coprivano il suolo, e il muro di cinta era in rovina.

32 Considerai la cosa, e mi posi a riflettere; e da quel che vidi trassi una lezione:

33 Dormire un po’, sonnecchiare un po’, incrociare un po’ le mani per riposare…

34 e la tua povertà verrà come un ladro, e la tua indigenza, come un uomo armato.