In vain you rise up early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil— for He provides for His beloved ones even in their sleep.
Ecclesiastes 5:12 - Tree of Life Version There is a grievous wrong that I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his own hurt, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) 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 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 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 There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner. |
In vain you rise up early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil— for He provides for His beloved ones even in their sleep.
You have put joy in my heart— more joy than when their grain and new wine overflow.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
“Behold, days are coming”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast.