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<p>"A little extra <em>sleep</em>, a little more <em>slumber</em>, a little folding of the hands to <em>rest</em>—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man!" Proverbs 24:33, 34 <br>
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The worst of sluggards only ask for a <em>little </em>slumber; they would be indignant if they were accused of thorough idleness. A little folding of the hands to<em>rest </em>is all they crave, and they have a crowd of reasons to show that this indulgence is a very proper one. Yet<strong> </strong><em>by these little</em><em>—</em>the day ebbs out, and the time for labour is all gone, and the field is grown over with thorns!<br>
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It is by <em>little procrastinations</em>—that men squander their opportunities. They have no intention to delay for years—a few months will bring the more convenient season. <em>Tomorrow </em>they will attend to serious things; but the present hour is so occupied and altogether so unsuitable, that they beg to be excused. <br>
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<strong>Like sands through an hour-glass</strong>, time passes. <strong>Life is wasted by <em>driblets</em></strong><em>, </em>and seasons of opportunity are lost by <em>little slumbers</em>. Oh, to be wise, to catch the flying hour—to use the <em>moments </em>on the wing! May the Lord teach us this sacred wisdom!