Sirach 40:5DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 5 of 32
"And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge."
In context
3From him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes:
4From him that weareth purple, and beareth the crown, even to him that is covered with rough linen: wrath, envy, trouble, unquietness, and the fear of death, continual anger, and strife,
5And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge.
6A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch.
7He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear: