Ecclesiastes 5:12

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The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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 (WEB)
The sleep{H8142} of a labouring man{H5647}{(H8802)} is sweet{H4966}, whether he eat{H398}{(H8799)} little{H4592} or much{H7235}{(H8687)}: but the abundance{H7647} of the rich{H6223} will not suffer{H3240}{(H8688)} him to sleep{H3462}{(H8800)}.
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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.
Young's Literal Translation

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