AN 5.137 — Little Sleep

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Numbered Discourses 5.137
14. Kings
Little Sleep
“Mendicants, these five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake. What five? A woman longing for a man. A man longing for a woman. A thief longing for their loot. A king busy with his duties. A mendicant longing for freedom from the yoke. These five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.”