Ecclesiastes 5:12 
Context| NETBible | The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much – but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep. |
| NIV © biblegateway Ecc 5:12 |
The sleep of a labourer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep. |
| NASB © biblegateway Ecc 5:12 |
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. |
| NLT © biblegateway Ecc 5:12 |
People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich are always worrying and seldom get a good night’s sleep. |
| MSG © biblegateway Ecc 5:12 |
Hard and honest work earns a good night's sleep, Whether supper is beans or steak. But a rich man's belly gives him insomnia. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 5:12 |
The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 5:12 |
Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 5:12 |
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. |
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