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Солдат спит, служба идет
А person, though doing nothing, still has good luck and profits
Cf: Good comes to some while they are sleeping (Am.). Interest runs on while you sleep (Am.). The net of the sleeper catches fish (Br.). While the fisher sleeps the net takes (Br.)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. . 2013.