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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.
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The Blessing of Simple Labor
Commentators agree that the verse presents a paradox: the person who engages in physical labor enjoys sweet, sound sleep, a blessing often denied to the wealthy. This simple rest is a gift that material abundance cannot buy and, in fact, often disrupts.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Labouring man - Not a slave (Septuagint), but everyone who, according to the divine direction, earns his bread in the sweat of his brow.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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