Ecclesiastes 5:11 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionSleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat lttle or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionWhen goods increase, they who eat them increase also. And what gain is there to their owner except to see them with his eyes? See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes? See the chapterCommon English BibleWhen good things flow, so do those who consume them. But what do owners benefit from such goods, except to feast their eyes on them? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionSleep is sweet to one who works, whether he consumes little or much. But the satiation of a wealthy man will not permit him to sleep. See the chapter |