Urgency: Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids; free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. Allow no sleep and no slumber emphasize the urgency. The young person must treat his escape as a matter of utmost importance, forgoing rest until the problem is resolved. The metaphors of gazelle from the hunter and bird from the snare indicate desperate escape from danger. The implication is that remaining ensnared in the pledge is so dangerous that every moment of delay is costly. This teaches the importance of addressing financial problems immediately rather than hoping they will resolve themselves.

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