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The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
He who gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
Contrasts Exist For A Reason
English Standard Version Chapter 10
wise
Wise - Foolish
Wickedness - Righteousness
Does not let the righteous go hungry - Thwarts the craving of the wicked
Slack hand - Hand of the diligent
Gathers - Sleeps
Prudent Son - Son who brings shame
Verse 5 Breakdown
Gathering can mean gathering ashes like it did in
And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And this shall be a perpetual statute for the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them.
Gathering could mean the Lord gathers as in
He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.
But here, gathering has a more agricultural meaning.
she prepares her bread in summer
and gathers her food in harvest.
It means that when a harvest is visible, the good son, gathers it while the son who brings shame sleeps through it.
Radam
New American Standard Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries: Updated Edition 7290a רָדַם (radam)
radam
Heavy Sleep,
Deep Sleep,
Dead Sleep.
We know the harvest is plentiful.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Matthew 9:36-38
So Are we Gathering or Sleeping?
The good news of the Gospel is that a broken, sinful and hopeless person