Ecclesiastes 5:12
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordThe 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, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
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 Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Sweet <FI>is<Fi> the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.