Gen 31:40, Psa 127:2, Mat 25:3-10, 1Th 2:9, 2Th 3:7-9 | ESV | STEP | There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night , and my sleep fled from my eyes .

Genesis 31:40

40 There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.

Psalms 127:2

2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious ^atoil;
for he gives to his ^bbeloved ^csleep.

Matthew 25:3-10

3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom ^dwas delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But ^eat midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and ^ftrimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ^gthose who were ready went in with him to ^hthe marriage feast, and ⁱthe door was shut.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

9 For you remember, brothers, ^jour labor and toil: we ^kworked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

7 For you yourselves know ^lhow you ought to imitate us, because ^mwe were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but ⁿwith toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 It was ^onot because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves ^pan example to imitate.