Proverbs 19:15
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RSV
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The word translated "deep sleep" here is Tardemah. The NET Bible footnote reads:
19:15 b tn Or "complete inactivity"; the word תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah) can refer to a physical "deep sleep" (e.g., Gen 2:21; Jonah 1:5, 6); but it can also be used figuratively for complete inactivity, as other words for "sleep" can. Here it refers to lethargy or debility and morbidness.
See other Bible references to Tardemah, especially Abram's; and compare with Adam's as described in Genesis 2:21-22. The details of other tardemah visions in the Bible warn against a too literal reading of the text in Genesis chapter 2.