Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:12
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the fullness of the rich will not let him sleep.
Contemporary English Version
If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
New International Version
The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether he eats little or much,
but the abundance of a rich man
permits him no sleep.
New King James Version
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
Whether he eats little or much;
But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The sleep of the working man seems pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
Revised Standard Version
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
