Ecclesiastes 5:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:24 : 24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraide: but shalt take thy rest, and sleepe sweetely.
  • Jer 31:26 : 26 When I hearde this, I came agayne to my selfe, I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe.
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 I wyll lay me downe in peace and take my rest: for thou God only makest me to dwell in safetie.
  • Ps 127:2 : 2 Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued.

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  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

    14 For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.

  • Eccl 5:9-11
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    9 The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.

    10 He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

    11 Wheras much riches is, there are many also that spende them away: And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, sauyng that he may loke vpon them with his eyes?

  • Prov 20:13
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    13 Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.

  • Ps 127:2
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    2 Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued.

  • Prov 24:33-34
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    33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:

    34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.

  • Prov 6:9-11
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    9 Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe?

    10 Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe:

    11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Eccl 6:2
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    2 when God geueth a man riches, goodes, and honour, so that he wanteth nothyng of all that his heart can desire, and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vayne thyng and a miserable plague.

  • Job 27:19
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    19 When the riche man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers, they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7 All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Eccl 5:17-20
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    17 All the dayes of his lyfe also he dyd eate in the darke, with great carefulnesse, sicknesse, and sorowe.

    18 Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his lyfe which God geueth him: for this is his portion.

    19 For vnto whom soeuer God geueth riches, goodes, and power, he geueth it him to enioy it, to take it for his portion, and to be refresshed of his labour: this is the gyft of God.

    20 For he thinketh not much howe long he shall lyue, forasmuch as God fylleth his heart with gladnesse.

  • Eccl 8:16
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    16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night.

  • Eccl 2:23-25
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    23 But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

    24 Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

    25 For who wyll eate or go more lustyly to his worke then I?

  • Jer 31:26
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    26 When I hearde this, I came agayne to my selfe, I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6 One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4 An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Job 33:15
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    15 In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes,

  • Prov 16:26
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    26 A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 3:24
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    24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraide: but shalt take thy rest, and sleepe sweetely.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

  • Prov 4:16
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    16 For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and sleepe is taken from them, vntyll they haue done harme.

  • Eccl 6:5
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    5 Moreouer he seeth not the sunne, and knoweth not of it: and yet hath he more rest then the other.

  • Job 20:18
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    18 The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them.

  • Prov 6:4
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    4 Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber.

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    4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

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    23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

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    19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

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    21 Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

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    4 The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

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    12 Furthermore, if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:

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    13 In the thoughtes and visions of the night when sleepe commeth on men,

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    22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

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    16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.

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    15 The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.