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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep”

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

You will slumber a little, and a little you will sleep, and for a little you will put your hand upon your chest.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

"Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap."

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

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

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 rest "--

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

You say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands to rest,

You say, “A little sleep, a little rest, a few more minutes, a nice little nap.”

“Let me sleep a little longer!” Sure, just a little more!

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

“A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”—

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down and sleep—

You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and lie down to rest.

You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of your hands to rest,

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

“I'll just take a short nap,” he says; “I'll fold my hands and rest a while.”

A little thou shalt sleep, a little thou shalt nap; (and) a little thou shalt join together thine hands that thou sleep (again).

Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.

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

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

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

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to lie down—

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”—

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

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest—

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

·You sleep a little; you take a nap [L “A little sleep, a little slumber”]. ·You fold your hands and [L “A little folding of the arms to…”] lie down to rest.

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

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

You might sleep a little or take a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

“I’ll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep” —

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

Yet a little sheynot (sleep [pl.]), a little slumber, a little folding of the yadayim to sleep;

“Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap.”

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—

You say, “I need a rest. I think I’ll take a short nap.”

You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and rest.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest—

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest –