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31 Waking of honesty shall make fleshes to fail (Waiting for, or Watching over, riches shall make the flesh to pine away); and (the much) thought thereof shall take away sleep. [The waking of honesty, (or The waiting for, or The watching over, riches), shall dwindle the flesh; and the thinking of (or about) it shall do away sleep.]

Thought(s) of before-knowing turneth away wit; and grievous sickness maketh sober the soul. [The thinking of before-cunning turneth away wit; and heavy infirmity sober maketh the soul.]

A rich man travailed in the gathering of (his) chattel; and in his rest he shall be filled with his goods. [The rich man travailed in the gathering of substance; and in his rest he shall be full-filled with his goods.]

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