 | 1847 - 862 pagina’s
...saying of a greater and wiser king than cither : ' Tho sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he cat little or much ; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep." And before I dismiss my royal witnesses, let mo cite King James I. of England, who used to say that... | |
 | Quintus Horatius Flaccus - 1848 - 588 pagina’s
...to it : — 21. Somnus agrestium. .. domos. Compare Ecclesiastic ." 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.'" — v. 12. And also Shakspeare : — " Sleep, gentle sleep, " Why rather, sleep, liest thou in smoky... | |
 | 1848 - 574 pagina’s
...Rabbi Seia delivered a funeral oration, beginning with the words — " 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." ( Eccl. v. 12.) This sentence he illustrated by the following parable : — " A certain master had... | |
 | Henry Edward Manning - 1848 - 426 pagina’s
...to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 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. There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to... | |
 | Henry Edward Manning - 1848 - 320 pagina’s
...to ihe owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes ? The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much : but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to... | |
 | Paul Edward Kretzmann - 1924 - 748 pagina’s
...has a generous supply of food or must be satisfied with nourishment just sufficient to sustain life; rich foods together with worry over his possessions drive the sleep from the eyes of the wealthy. V.... | |
 | Mrs. Leslie Milne - 1924 - 484 pagina’s
...plentiful.. 1 Compare this proverb with Ecclesiastes v. 12. The sleep of a labouring man is sweet . . : but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 39. When there is much fruit food is scarce ; When caterpillars come food is plentiful. [When there... | |
 | Paul Edward Kretzmann - 1924 - 752 pagina’s
...has a generous supply of food or must be satisfied with nourishment just sufficient to sustain life ; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep, rich foods together with worry over his possessions drive the sleep from the eyes of the wealthy. V.... | |
 | Frank Glenn Lankard - 1927 - 368 pagina’s
...one that travaileth, and thy want as an armed man. Eccles. V — 12. The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Ephesians IV — 28. Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands... | |
 | New York Board of Jewish Ministers - 1927 - 248 pagina’s
...conception of work. Work does not degrade. Work uplifts. (See Ecclesiastes.) "The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep." By the rich he meant the idle rich. Point III — The curse of idleness. "The devil finds work for... | |
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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. 
