13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;

stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 “It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer—

then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,

but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies:

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.

Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

14 The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,”

then brags about getting a bargain!

15 Wise words are more valuable

than much gold and many rubies.

13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

14 “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer;

But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

13 If you love to sleep, you will be poor.

If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.

14 Buyers say, “This is bad. It’s no good.”

Then they go away and brag about what they bought.

15 There is gold and plenty of rubies,

but only a few people speak with knowledge.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;

Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer;

But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and abundance of rubies;

But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

13 Do not love sleep or you will end up poor. 

Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat. 

14 “Bad! Bad!” says the buyer. 

Then, as he goes away, he brags ⸤about his bargain⸥. 

15 There are gold and plenty of jewels, 

but the lips of knowledge are precious gems. 

13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;

open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

14 “It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,

but after he is on his way, he gloats.

15 There is gold and a multitude of jewels,

but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

then goes away and boasts.

15 There is gold, and abundance of costly stones;

but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

13 Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;

open your eyes and have plenty bread.

14 “Bad, bad,” the buyer will say,

but when one goes to him, then he will boast.

15 There is gold and many costly stones,

but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor.

Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.

14 “It’s no good. It’s no good!” says a buyer.

Then off he goes and brags about what he bought.

15 There is gold. There are plenty of rubies.

But lips that speak knowledge are a priceless jewel.

13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;

Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,

But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;

But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.