Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ecclesiastes 5:12

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12. Another argument against anxiety to gain riches. "Sleep . . . sweet" answers to "quietness" ( Ecclesiastes 4:6 ); "not suffer . . . sleep," to "vexation of spirit." Fears for his wealth, and an overloaded stomach without "laboring" (compare Ecclesiastes 4:5 ), will not suffer the rich oppressor to sleep. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"