Proverbs 20:14
רַע רַע יֹאמַר הַקּוֹנֶה וְאֹזֵל לוֹ אָז יִתְהַלָּֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
13אַל ־ תֶּֽאֱהַב שֵׁנָה פֶּן ־ תִּוָּרֵשׁ פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ שְֽׂבַֽע ־ לָֽחֶם ׃
15יֵשׁ זָהָב וְרָב ־ פְּנִינִים וּכְלִי יְקָר שִׂפְתֵי ־ דָֽעַת ׃
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10יֵשׁ דָּבָר שֶׁיֹּאמַר רְאֵה ־ זֶה חָדָשׁ הוּא כְּבָר הָיָה לְעֹֽלָמִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ ׃
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 →