வேலைசெய்கிறவன் கொஞ்சமாய்ப் புசித்தாலும் அதிகமாய்ப் புசித்தாலும் அவன் நித்திரை இன்பமாயிருக்கும்; செல்வனுடைய பெருக்கோ அவனைத் தூங்கவொட்டாது.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun–wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.
World English Bible (WEB)
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
Sweet `is’ the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
Cross Reference
Psalm 4:8
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalm 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.
Jeremiah 31:26
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Proverbs 3:24
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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