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12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
    the Lord has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
14 ‘Bad, bad’, says the buyer,
    then goes away and boasts.

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12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—
    the Lord has made them both.(A)

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(B)
    stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—
    then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

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