Ecclesiastes 5:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.”
Read Ecclesiastes 5:12 in the flow of Ecclesiastes5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Ecclesiastes5 to see the surrounding context.
“The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Sweet <FI>is<Fi> the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 5:12 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
- Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
- Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
- Jeremiah 31:26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
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