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Sirach 31:2
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2Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep,
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1Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
— Sirach 31:2 —
3The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.
4The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.