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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 4

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Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
King James Version
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
American Standard Version
Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;
New English Translation
Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
World English Bible
Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.
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Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
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Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
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He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
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Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.