Sirach 31:1
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Sleeplessness over wealth makes the body waste away, and anxiety about wealth keeps sleep away.
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep.
Worrying about money will make you lose weight and lose sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away the flesh, and anxiety over it drives away sleep.
Sleeplessness over wealth causes a man to lose weight, and the resultant anxiety drives away sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it drives away sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it drives away sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it drives away sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it drives away sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it removes sleep.
Wakefulness over wealth wastes away one’s flesh, and anxiety about it removes sleep.
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.]
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