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.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet ... Another argument against anxiety to gain riches. "Sleep ... sweet," answers to "quietness" (Ecclesiastes 4:6); "eat little or much," to "abundance," "not suffer ... sleep," to "vexation of spirit." Fears for his wealth, and an over- loaded stomach without 'labouring' (cf. Ecclesiastes 4:5), will not suffer the rich oppressor to sleep.