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Ecclesiastes 5:12

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12

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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Verse 12. Owner. When they are taken away, they bring greater sorrow, ( Calmet.) and even when present, they fill the mind with anxiety. Bible.

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