Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
In context
10 Differing weights and differing measures— the Lord detests them both. 11 Even small children are known by their actions, so is their conduct really pure and upright? 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. 14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase. 15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. 16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 20:13 in the KJV
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 20:13 in the ESV
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.