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He who gathersאֹגֵרin the summerבַּקַּיִץis a prudentמַשְׂכִּילson;בֵּןhe who sleepsנִרְדָּםin the harvestבַּקָּצִירis a sonבֵּןwho brings shame.מֵבִישׁ
Proverbs 10:5
Study it in the app“He who gathers in the summer is a prudent son; he who sleeps in the harvest is a son who brings shame.”
The diligent hand enriches; sleeping through harvest brings shameWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:5, word by word
- He who gathersאֹגֵרoger
gather
Gather in and store the harvest.
Where else “oger” appears- in the summerקַּיִץkayits
summer
The hot, dry season of the year, when fruit ripens.
Where else “kayits” appears- is a prudentמַשְׂכִּילmaskil
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “maskil” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- he who sleepsנִרְדָּםnirdam
sleep deeply
Sleep deeply, be sunk in a heavy sleep.
Where else “nirdam” appears- in the harvestקָּצִירkatsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “katsir” appears- who brings shameמֵבִישׁmevish
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “mevish” appears
The context
4A slack palm makes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 · This verse (above)
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.