Ecclesiastes 5:12

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

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

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Cross References

Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 5:10-18

The Vanity of Riches. 9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 12 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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