Modern Translations New International VersionThe sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep. New Living Translation People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep. English Standard Version Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. Berean Study Bible The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep. New American Standard Bible The sleep of the laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich person does not allow him to sleep. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 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. Amplified Bible The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach (greed) of the rich [who hungers for even more] will not let him sleep. Christian Standard Bible The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep. Holman Christian Standard Bible The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep. Contemporary English Version If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep. Good News Translation Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying. GOD'S WORD® Translation The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep. International Standard Version Sweet is the sleep of a working man, whether he eats a little or a lot, but the excess wealth of the rich will not allow him to rest. NET Bible 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. Classic Translations King James BibleThe 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. New King James Version 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. King James 2000 Bible The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. New Heart English Bible The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. World English Bible The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. American King James Version The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. American Standard Version 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. A Faithful Version The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. Darby Bible Translation 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. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587(5:11) 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. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Coverdale Bible of 1535 A labouringe man slepeth swetely, whether it be litle or moch that he eateth: but the abundaunce of the riche wil not suffre him to slepe. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSweet [is] the sleep of the laborer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not permitting him to sleep. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation The sleep of the servant is sweet, if little, or if much he shall eat: and the satiety to the rich not permitting to him to sleep. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat lttle or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Catholic Public Domain Version Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedA laborer has sweet sleep, whether he eats little or much, and the fullness of the rich man does not allow him to sleep Lamsa Bible 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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.     |