A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you become fruitful and inherit the land.

Are not my days few? Cease, then, and leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

He, the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

“Then our father said, ‘Go back and buy us a little food.’

and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

But take a few strands of hair from those and tie them in the ends of your garment.

When they stumble, they will be granted some help. But many will unite with them deceitfully.

Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.

Abraham’s servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a sip of water from your jug.”

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What will I do with this people? – a little more and they will stone me!”

Now the city was spread out and large, and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt.

They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.’

One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

For very soon my fury will subside, and my anger will be directed toward their destruction.”