A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves his ease, lives in idleness, minds no business, sticks to nothing, brings nothing to pass, and in a particular manner is careless in the business of religion. Slothfulness is as sure a way to poverty, though not so short a way, as rash suretiship. He speaks here to the sluggard, I. By way of instruction, Pro 6:6-8.
Commenting on Proverbs 6:6-11
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,.... Either swiftly and suddenly, as a traveller makes haste to get to his journey's end, and comes upon his family or friends at an unawares; or though he moves gradually, by slow paces and silent steps, yet surely: and so it signifies that poverty should come upon the sluggard very quickly, and before he was aware...
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: (c) He expresses the nature of the sluggards, who though they sleep long, yet never have enough, but always seek opportunity for more.