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Sirach 31:21

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21And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest.

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19A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.

20Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

Sirach 31:21

22My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.

23Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.

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