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Ecclesiastes 5:12

“The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.”
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10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

11When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,

14Or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

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