Sirach 31:20

Greek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century · Public domainGreek scribe, Codex Sinaiticus, 1 Chronicles 9:27–10:11, 4th century

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Sirach 31:20 (WEB)
Healthy sleep comes from moderate eating. He rises early, and his wits are with him. The pain of wakefulness, colic, and griping are with an insatiable man.

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Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor II.2Book II
““The trouble of sleeplessness, and bile, and cholic, are with an insatiable man,” it is said.” — editor's note: Ecclus. xxxi. 20.
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