Come out of your sleep, you who are overcome with wine, and give yourselves to weeping; give cries of sorrow, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for it has been cut off from your mouths.
These things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.
Jesus, however, was talking of his death: but they had the idea that he was talking about taking rest in sleep.
Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.
So while he was sleeping she got the seven twists of his hair worked into her cloth and fixed with the pin, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. Then awaking from his sleep, he got up quickly, pulling up cloth and machine together.
And she made him go to sleep on her knees; and she sent for a man and had his seven twists of hair cut off; and while it was being done he became feeble and his strength went from him.
Then she said, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And awaking from his sleep, he said, I will go out as at other times, shaking myself free. But he was not conscious that the Lord had gone from him.
Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him quietly, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.
Then they made a line round the tents, every man in his place; and all the army, awaking from sleep, came running out, and with loud cries went in flight.
But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.
Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm.
Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.
And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.
And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.
Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.
He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
May he not let your foot be moved: no need of sleep has he who keeps you.
See, the eyes of Israel's keeper will not be shut in sleep.
It is of no use for you to get up early, and to go late to your rest, with the bread of sorrow for your food; for the Lord gives to his loved ones in sleep.
I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,
Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;
You keep watch over my steps and my sleep, and have knowledge of all my ways.
I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.
As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.
Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.
At the voice of your wrath, O God of Jacob, deep sleep has overcome carriage and horse.
You keep my eyes from sleep; I am so troubled that no words come.
Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.
Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, let your strength be awake from sleep, and come as our salvation.
As it was said in the holy Writings, God gave them a spirit of sleep, eyes which might not see, and ears which have no hearing, to this day.
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
Now in the middle of the night, the man awaking from his sleep in fear, and lifting himself up, saw a woman stretched at his feet.
And the angel who was talking to me came again, awaking me as a man out of his sleep.
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