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Ecc 5:12 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Psa 4:8; Psa 127:2; Pro 3:24; Jer 31:26

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	Psa 4:8	I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
	Psa 127:2	[It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.
	Pro 3:24	When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
	Jer 31:26	Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 5:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/5/12.html>.

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