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Ecclesiastes 5:12
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
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12 Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich will not let them sleep.(A)
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Proverbs 3:24
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Proverbs 3:24
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24 If you sit down,[a] you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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- 3.24 Gk: Heb lie down
Jeremiah 31:26
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Jeremiah 31:26
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26 Thereupon I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me.
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Psalm 127:2
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Psalm 127:2
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2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil,
for he gives sleep to his beloved.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 127.2 Or for he provides for his beloved during sleep
Psalm 4:8
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Psalm 4:8
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8 I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety.(A)
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