Ecclesiastes 5:12New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The sleep of a laboring man [is] sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Sweet the sleep of the labourer, whether, little or much, he eat,—but, the surfeit of the rich man, will not suffer him to sleep.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The sleepe of a labouring man is sweete, whether he eate little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleepe.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Sweet is the sleep of a laboring man, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not let him sleep.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— The sleep of a servant is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but to one who is satiated with wealth, there is none that suffers him to sleep.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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. |
The sleep
8142 {8142} Primeשֵׁנָהshehah{shay-naw'}
(The second form used in Psalms 127:2); from H3462; sleep.
of a labouring man
5647 {5647} Primeעָבַד`abad{aw-bad'}
A primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
[ is] sweet,
4966 {4966} Primeמָתוֹקmathowq{maw-thoke'}
From H4985; sweet.
whether
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
he eat
398 {0398} Primeאָכַל'akal{aw-kal'}
A primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
little
4592 {4592} Primeמְעַטm@`at{meh-at'}
From H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative).
or
x518 (0518) Complementאִם'im{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
much:
7235 {7235} Primeרָבָהrabah{raw-baw'}
A primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect).
z8687 <8687> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 1162
but the abundance
7647 {7647} Primeשָׂבָעsaba`{saw-baw'}
From H7646; copiousness.
of the rich
6223 {6223} Primeעָשִׁיר`ashiyr{aw-sheer'}
From H6238; rich, whether literally or figuratively ( noble).
will not
x369 (0369) Complementאַיִן'ayin{ah'-yin}
As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.
suffer
y3240 [3240] Standardיָנַחyanach{yaw-nakh'}
A primitive root; to deposit; by implication to allow to stay. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to H5117, and the others here).
z8688 <8688> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 857
x5117 (5117) Complementנוּחַnuwach{noo'-akh}
A primitive root; to rest, that is, settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, intransitively, transitively and causatively (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.).
him to sleep.
3462 {3462} Primeיָשֵׁןyashen{yaw-shane'}
A primitive root; properly to be slack or languid, that is, (by implication) sleep (figuratively to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888 |
Ecclesiastes 5:12
_ _ Another argument against anxiety to gain riches. “Sleep ... sweet” answers to “quietness” (Ecclesiastes 4:6); “not suffer ... sleep,” to “vexation of spirit.” Fears for his wealth, and an overloaded stomach without “laboring” (compare Ecclesiastes 4:5), will not suffer the rich oppressor to sleep. |
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the (i) abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
(i) That is, his great abundance of riches, or the surfeiting, which comes by his great feeding. |
Psalms 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
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.
Proverbs 3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Jeremiah 31:26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
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