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Ecclesiastes 5:12

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The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The sleep {H8142} of a labouring man {H5647} is sweet {H4966}, whether he eat {H398} little {H4592} or much {H7235}: but the abundance {H7647} of the rich {H6223} will not suffer {H3240} him to sleep {H3462}.

The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the overfullness of the rich won't let them sleep at all.

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 3:24 (4 votes)

    When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  • Psalms 4:8 (2 votes)

    I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

  • Psalms 127:2 (2 votes)

    [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.

  • Jeremiah 31:26 (2 votes)

    Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.