Proverbs 20:14
It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
In Context
13Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.
15There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Nothing under the sun is new, neither is any man able to say: Behold this is new: for it hath already gone before in the ages that were before us.
1 Thessalonians 4:6And that no man overreach, nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before, and have testified.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:14
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Note, 1. Those that indulge themselves in their ease may expect to want necessaries, which should have been gotten by honest labour. "Therefore, though thou must sleep (nature requires it), yet love not sleep, as those do that hate business. Love not sleep for its own sake, but only as it fits for further work. Love not much sleep, but rather grudge the time that is spent in it, and wish thou couldst live without… Read the whole commentary →