The Book of Fives137Wakeful"Beggars! These five sleep little and are highly alert. A woman yearning for a man sleeps little and is highly alert. A man yearing for a woman sleeps little and is highly alert. A thief on the prowl for loot sleeps little and is highly alert. A king bent on conquest sleeps little and is highly alert. A Beggar determined to attain freedom from the bonds sleeps little and is highly alert. Indeed, Beggars, these five sleep little and are highly alert. |