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Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֶּֽאֱהַ֣בteehavloveאָהַבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “love”, a wish or indirect commandH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.שֵׁ֭נָהshenahsleepשֵׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “sleep”, the ordinary formH8142sleepsleep.פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁtivareshexpelיָרַשׁverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “expel”, an unfinished actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…פְּקַ֖חpeqachopenפָּקַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “open”, a commandH6491to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observantopen.עֵינֶ֣יךָeyneykhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…שְֽׂבַֽעsevafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fill”, a commandH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.לָֽחֶםlachembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.

World English Bible

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

Darby Translation

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Douay-Rheims

Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀγάπα καταλαλεῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαρθῇς· διάνοιξον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, καὶ ἐμπλήσθητι ἄρτων.