Ecclesiastes 5:12
“The 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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much,.... Or "of a servant" (i), who enjoys sleep…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Labouring man - Not a slave (Septuagint), but everyone who, according to the divine direction, earns his bread in the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 5:9-17
Solomon had shown the vanity of pleasure, gaiety, and fine works, of honour, power, and royal dignity; and there is many…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet We may probably, as suggested in the "Ideal Biography" of the Introductionch.…
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