Riddle

To have one-third you must give, without me not long you shall live!

Choose an answer

A.Water.
B.Food.
C.Air.
D.Sleep.
Hint: It's a word with 5 letters, starting with "S".

Answer

Sleep.

Why this is the answer

People spend roughly one-third of their life asleep, and going without sleep entirely is not survivable long-term.

This riddle is filed under Time, Money, Music Riddles and rated Hard.