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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 6, Verse 5

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Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
King James Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
American Standard Version
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
New English Translation
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
World English Bible
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare 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.
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Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.