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OET (OET-RV) The labourer has a pleasant sleep, whether they’ve had a lot to eat or just a little,
⇔ ^but the many investments of the rich person don’t permit them to sleep.
OET-LV [fn] there_is an_evil severe which_I_have_seen under the_sun wealth was_being_kept by_owner_of_its to_harm_of_his.
5:12 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.13
UHB 11 מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם־מְעַ֥ט וְאִם־הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן׃ ‡
(11 mətūqāh shənat hāˊoⱱēd ʼim-məˊaţ vəʼim-harbēh yoʼkēl vəhassāⱱāˊ leˊāshir ʼēynennū manniyaḩ lō liyshōn.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Ἔστιν ἀῤῥωστία ἣν εἶδον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον, πλοῦτον φυλασσόμενον τῷ παρʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς κακίαν αὐτῷ,
(Estin aɽɽōstia haʸn eidon hupo ton haʸlion, plouton fulassomenon tōi parʼ autou eis kakian autōi, )
BrTr There is an infirmity which I have seen under the sun, namely, wealth kept for its owner to his hurt.
ULT Sweet is the sleep of the worker, whether a little or whether much he will eat, but the satisfaction of a rich person—it is not permitting for him to sleep.
UST Those who work hard sleep peacefully at night,
⇔ even if they do not have much food to eat.
⇔ But rich people do not sleep well
⇔ because they worry about their money.
BSB The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB Sweet is the sleep of the toiler, whether he eat much or little; but the satiety of the wealthy man will not let him sleep.
WEBBE The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much –
⇔ but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
LSV Sweet [is] the sleep of the laborer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not permitting him to sleep.
FBV Those who work hard sleep well, whether they have a little to eat or plenty, but the rich own so much they don't get any rest.
T4T ⇔ Those who work hard sleep peacefully at night,
⇔ even if they do not have much food to eat.
⇔ But rich people do not sleep well,
⇔ because they worry about their money.
LEB No LEB ECC book available
BBE The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS (5-11) Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
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.
DRA There is also another grievous evil, which I have seen under the sun: riches kept to the hurt of the owner.
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.
Drby 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.
RV The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
(The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fullness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. )
SLT The sleep of the servant is sweet, if little, or if much he shall eat: and the satiety to the rich not permitting to him to sleep.
Wbstr The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 The sleepe of a labouring man is sweete, whether he eate little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleepe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps ECC book available
Gnva There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.
(There is an evil sickness that I have seen under the sun: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their evil. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg [Est et alia infirmitas pessima quam vidi sub sole: divitiæ conservatæ in malum domini sui.[fn]
([It_is and other weakness worst how I_saw under sole: wealth preserved in/into/on evil master self. )
5.12 Est et alia infirmitas. Possumus hæc de philosophis, etc., usque ad cum scriptum sit: Perdam sapientiam sapientium, etc.
5.12 It_is and other weakness. Possumus these_things from/about philosophis, etc., until to when/with written let_it_be: Perdam wisdom sapientium, etc.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available
5:12 People who work hard sleep well: Hard work and moderation yield the formula for a peaceful, productive life. Pursuing wealth leads to unnecessary anxieties (5:3).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) The sleep of a working man is sweet
(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner_of,its to,harm_of,his )
This speaks of a person’s sleep being fulfilling and peaceful as if it were sweet like something he eats. Alternate translation: “The sleep of a working man is peaceful”
(Occurrence 0) whether he eats little or a lot
(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner_of,its to,harm_of,his )
Alternate translation: “whether he eats a little bit of food or a lot of food”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
(Occurrence 0) but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well
(Some words not found in UHB: there_is evil grievous seen below/instead_of the,sun wealth hoarded by,owner_of,its to,harm_of,his )
“but the wealth of a rich person keeps him awake at night.” This speaks of a rich person not being able to sleep because he is worried about his money as if his money were a person that would not allow him to sleep. Alternate translation: “but rich people do not sleep well because they worry about their money”