Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:20

ὕπνος ὑγιείας ἐπὶ ἐντέρῳ μετρίῳ, ἀνέστη πρωΐ, καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ. πόνος ἀγρυπνίας καὶ χολέρας καὶ στρόφος μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀπλήστου.
King James Version (KJV)

Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

Modern English

Sound sleep comes from moderate eating — he rises early with a clear head, but the insomnia, bile, and stomach cramps belong to the man who never gets enough.

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