Proverbs 20:14
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
Young's Literal Translation
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 thou become poor, Open thine eyes — be satisfied [with] bread.
15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10There is a thing of which [one] saith: 'See this, it [is] new!' already it hath been in the ages that were before us!
1 Thessalonians 4:6that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger [is] the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and 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 →