My 10, 7, 9, 1, is a resting-place.

My 21, 12, 9, 13, is a sort of turf.

My 19, 11, 15, 9, 4, is a vapor.

My 20, 3, 15, 24, is a germinating article.

My whole is an old proverb.

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I am composed of seventeen letters.

My 14, 3, 10, is a weight.

My 6, 11, 4, 13, 15, is a place of abode.

My 2, 16, 8, 14, is to stop.