Ecclesiastes 5:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 This is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches hoarded by their owners to their own hurt.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
Good News Translation
12 Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
12 Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
New American Standard Bible
12 The sleep of the laborer is (A)sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the [a]full stomach of the rich person does not allow him to sleep.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:12 Lit satiety
Ecclesiastes 5:12
New International Version
12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.(A)
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