Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to 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 goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:8In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.

Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and 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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