Ecclesiastes 5:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:24 : 24 When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
  • Jer 31:26 : 26 Then they will say,‘Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.’”
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, LORD, make me safe and secure.
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

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    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

    14Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

  • Eccl 5:9-11
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    9The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

    10Covetousness The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

    11When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?

  • Prov 20:13
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    13Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

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    2It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he provides for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

  • Prov 24:33-34
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    33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

    34and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”

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    9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

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  • Prov 19:15
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    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

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    2God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor– instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.

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    19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

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    7All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!

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    17Surely, he ate in darkness every day of his life, and he suffered greatly with sickness and anger.

    18Enjoy the Fruit of Your Labor I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.

    19To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.

    20For he does not think much about the fleeting days of his life because God keeps him preoccupied with the joy he derives from his activity.

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    23For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!

    24Enjoy Work and its Benefits There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.

    25For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.

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    26Then they will say,‘Under these conditions I can enjoy sweet sleep when I wake up and look around.’”

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

  • Prov 13:11
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    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

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    24When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

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    16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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    12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

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    13In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night when a deep sleep falls on men,

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    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

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