Ecclesiastes 5:12 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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