6:4 Permit no sleep to your eyes 1
or slumber to your eyelids.
6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to relax, 2
24:33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to relax,
1 tn Heb “do not give sleep to your eyes.” The point is to go to the neighbor and seek release from the agreement immediately (cf. NLT “Don’t rest until you do”).
2 sn The writer might in this verse be imitating the words of the sluggard who just wants to take “a little nap.” The use is ironic, for by indulging in this little rest the lazy one comes to ruin.