Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep. To sleep is a matter of necessity; to love sleep is the mark of indolence.
Open thine eyes. God has given the eye not to be always closed, but, after necessary repose, to be opened to see and watch (Proverbs 20:12).