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.
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Psalms 127:2 · 16 connections
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I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. …
End of linked passage: Ecclesiastes 2:23I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. …
End of linked passage: Proverbs 31:18There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. …
End of linked passage: Psalms 39:6I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. …
End of linked passage: Ecclesiastes 2:11That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. …
End of linked passage: Acts 12:6And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; …
End of linked passage: Genesis 3:19Original source and licence · Import and validation record · Five excluded rows