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◄ Ecclesiastes 5:12 ►

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Chapter Outline

1. vanities in divine service
8. in murmuring against oppression
9. and in riches
18. Joy in riches is the gift of God.

Timeline

950 BC

Ecclesiastes Words of the Preacher

Ecclesiastes 1 - 12

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Abundance, Allow, Eat, Eaten, Eateth, Eats, Full, Fulness, Laborer, Laboring, Labourer, Labouring, Permits, Pleasant, Rich, Satiety, Sleep, Stomach, Suffer, Suffering, Sufficiency, Surfeit, Sweet, Wealthy, Whether, Working

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Parallel Verses

NASB: 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.

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.

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