"The sleep of a labouring man {is} sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer hi…" — Ecclesiastes 5:12

Ecclesiastes 5:12 · KJV

“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.”

— Ecclesiastes 5:12

Verse 11

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good {is there} to the owners thereof, saving the beholding {of them} with their eyes?

Verse 13

There is a sore evil {which} I have seen under the sun, {namely}, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Ecclesiastes 5 — Context

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this {is} also vanity.

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good {is there} to the owners thereof, saving the beholding {of them} with their eyes?

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.

There is a sore evil {which} I have seen under the sun, {namely}, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and {there is} nothing in his hand.

Cross References

Proverbs 3:24

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Psalms 4:8

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Jeremiah 31:26

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

Psalms 127:2

{It is} vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: {for} so he giveth his beloved sleep.