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.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Labouring man - Not a slave (Septuagint), but everyone who, according to the divine direction, earns his bread in the sweat of his brow.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat
little or much
Or "of a serva…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than appears to a careless observer. The king needs the common things of life, and the poor …

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