Proverbs 4:10

4:10 Listen, my child, ¹  and accept my words,

so that ²  the years of your life will be many. ³ 

Proverbs 6:10

6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to relax, ⁴ 

Proverbs 9:11

9:11 For because ⁵  of me your days will be many,

and years will be added ⁶  to your life.

Proverbs 24:33

24:33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to relax,

[4:10]  ¹ tn Heb “my son” (likewise in v. 20).

[4:10]  ² tn The vav prefixed to the imperfect verb follows an imperative; this volitive sequence depicts purpose/result.

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “and the years of life will be many for you.”

[6:10]  ⁴ 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.

[9:11]  ⁷ tn The preposition בּ (bet) here may have the causal sense (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 45, §247), although it could also be means (Williams, 44, §243).

[9:11]  ⁸ tn The verb וְיוֹסִיפוּ (vÿyosifu) is the Hiphil imperfect, third masculine plural; but because there is no expressed subject the verb may be taken as a passive.