Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 20:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, then goes away and boasts. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is worthless, it is worthless! says the buyer; but when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain]. American Standard Version (1901) It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. Common English Bible The buyer says, “Bad, bad,” but then goes away and brags. Catholic Public Domain Version "It is bad, it is bad," says every buyer; and when he has withdrawn, then he will boast. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast. |
Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
Is there a thing of which it is said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in the ages before us.
The time has come; the day draws near; let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all their multitude.
that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.