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Ecclesiastes

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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The sleep sleep Noun H8142 שְׁנַ֣ת she·nat
of a labouring man keep in bondage Verb H5647 הָעֹבֵ֔ד ha·'o·ved,
[is] sweet sweet-er Adjective H4966 מְתוּקָה֙ me·tu·kah
whether lo Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
whether he eat burn up Verb H398 יֹאכֵ֑ל yo·chel;
little almost some sub H4592 מְעַ֥ט me·'at
or much abundance Verb H7235 הַרְבֵּ֖ה har·beh
but the abundance abundance Noun H7647 וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ ve·has·sa·va
of the rich rich Adjective H6223 לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר le·'a·shir,
him to sleep grow old Verb H3462 לִישֹֽׁון׃ li·sho·vn.

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English The sleep of a labouring the working man is sweet, pleasant, whether he eat eats little or much: much; but the abundance full stomach of the rich will man does not suffer allow him to sleep.
New American Standard Bible 1995 The sleep of a labouring the working man is sweet, pleasant, whether he eat eats little or much: much; but the abundance full stomach of the rich will man does not suffer allow him to sleep.