Ecclesiastes 5:12

Good News Translation

Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.

Cross References

Psalm 127:2

It is useless to work so hard for a living, getting up early and going to bed late. For the Lord provides for those he loves, while they are asleep.

Psalm 4:8

When I lie down, I go to sleep in peace; you alone, O Lord, keep me perfectly safe.

Proverbs 3:24

You will not be afraid when you go to bed, and you will sleep soundly through the night.

Jeremiah 31:26

So then, people will say, ‘I went to sleep and woke up refreshed.’