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11 Even by his acts, a young man[a] will make himself known,
    whether his acts are pure and upright.
12 The ear that hears and the eye that sees,
    Yahweh has made them both.[b]
13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;
    open your eyes and have plenty bread.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:11 Or “young boy,” or “adolescent”
  2. Proverbs 20:12 Literally “also the two of them”