Ecclesiastes 5:12

Sweet the sleep of the labourer, whether, little or much, he eat,—but, the surfeit of the rich man, will not suffer him to sleep.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 blessings are increased, increased are the eaters thereof,—what profit, then, to the owner of them saving the sight of his eyes?

13Here was an incurable evil, I had seen under the sun, riches kept by the owner thereof, to his hurt;

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Cross References

Psalms 4:8In peace, will I lay me down and at once sleep; for, thou, Yahweh alone, wilt cause me, in security, to dwell.

Proverbs 3:24When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.

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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