Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:2

μέριμνα ἀγρυπνίας ἀπαιτήσει νυσταγμόν, καὶ ἀρρώστημα βαρὺ ἐκνήψει ὕπνος.
King James Version (KJV)

Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep.

Modern English

Anxious care will not let a man rest, like a serious illness disturbs sleep.

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