I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
I will not permit my eyes to sleep or my eyelids to slumber,
I won’t let my eyes close, won’t let my eyelids sleep,
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.