Proverbs 10:4–5
The diligent hand enriches; sleeping through harvest brings shame
Study it word by word4A slack palm makes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5He who gathers in the summer is a prudent son; he who sleeps in the harvest is a son who brings shame.
In its context
2Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness rescues from death.
3YHWH will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he pushes away.
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6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
7The memory of the righteous is for a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Its words in the original
- רָאשׁrash· be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
- עֹשֶׂהose· do, make
Do, make, in the widest sense: build, produce, carry out, keep (a command), prepare.
- כַףchaf· palm, sole
The palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; also a pan or small bowl.
- רְמִיָּהremiya· deceit, slackness
Deceit, falsehood; also slackness, laziness.
- יַדyad· hand, power
Hand. Figuratively, power or control ("into the hand of" = into the power of); also side, part, or share. Also a projecting piece, such as a tenon.
- חָרוּצִיםcharutsim· threshing sledge, gold
A threshing sledge: a board with spikes for threshing; also something sharp or cutting. Elsewhere, "gold" or "trench."
- תַּעֲשִׁירtaashir· make rich, become rich
Make rich; grow rich.
- אֹגֵרoger· gather
Gather in and store the harvest.
- קַּיִץkayits· summer; summer fruit
Summer; also the fruit that ripens in summer.
- בֵּןben· son
Son. In the plural it can include sons and daughters, and also grandsons and descendants. "Son of..." also says what group someone belongs to ("sons of Israel" = Israelites).
- מַשְׂכִּילmaskil· act wisely, understand
Act wisely, understand, have insight; make wise, teach. Also succeed, prosper.
- נִרְדָּםnirdam· sleep deeply
Sleep deeply, be sunk in a heavy sleep.
- קָּצִירkatsir· harvest
Harvest, reaping; the crop and its season; also a branch.
- מֵבִישׁmevish· be ashamed; delay
Be ashamed, feel shame; be disappointed. In another form, be long in coming, delay.