Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaks sleep,
LXX
Sirach 31:2
Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
Parallel Translations
Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep,
Wakeful anxiety will crave slumber. In a severe disease, sleep will be broken.