Ecclesiastes 5:12 - The Scriptures 2009

¹² Sweet is the sleep of a labourer whether he eats little or much, but the plenty of the rich does not let him sleep.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the fullness of the rich will not let him sleep.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² 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.

Common English Bible

¹² Sweet is the worker’s sleep, whether there’s a lot or little to eat; but the excess of the wealthy won’t let them sleep.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² There is even another most burdensome infirmity, which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept to the harm of the owner.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner.

Ecclesiastes 5:12 Cross References

Psalm 127:2

In vain do you rise up early, To sit up late, to eat the bread of toil; So He gives His beloved sleep.

Psalm 4:8

I lie down in peace altogether, and sleep; For You alone, O יהוה, make me dwell in safety.

Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you need not be afraid. And you shall lie down and your sleep shall be sweet.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.