Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:1

ΑΓΡΥΠΝΙΑ πλούτου ἐκτήκει σάρκας, καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτοῦ ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον.
King James Version (KJV)

Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.

Modern English

Anxiety over riches wastes the body away, and worry over it drives away sleep.

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