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13 Do not love sleep lest you be reduced to poverty;
    keep your eyes open, have your fill of food.

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13 If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.

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13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

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13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

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