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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.
15 There is gold, and abundance of costly stones;
    but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

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13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
    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.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
    but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

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