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Ecclesiastes 5:12 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 5:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 5 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet (מְתוּקָה שְׁנַת הָעֹבֵד, metukah shenat ha'oved)—literally 'sweet is the sleep of the worker.' The adjective metukah conveys pleasantness and satisfaction. Whether he eat little or much (אִם־מְעַט וְאִם־הַרְבֵּה יֹאכֵל, im-me'at ve'im-harbeh yokhel)—regardless of quantity consumed. But the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep (וְהַשָּׂבָע לֶעָשִׁיר אֵינֶנּוּ מַנִּיחַ לוֹ לִישׁוֹן, vehasava le'ashir einennu maniach lo lishon)—prosperity's satiation doesn't permit him to sleep.One of Scripture's most pointed contrasts: the laborer sleeps sound...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 5:12
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“you will not be afraid. Yes”
“for you”
“and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.”
“to stay up late”