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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
מתוקה שנת העבד אם מעט ואם הרבה יאכל והשבע לעשיר--איננו מניח לו לישון
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
mtvqh SHnt h`bd Am m`t vAm hrbh yAkl vhSHb` l`SHyr--Aynnv mnyKH lv lySHvn

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
est et alia infirmitas pessima quam vidi sub sole divitiae conservatae in malum domini sui

King James Variants
American King James Version   
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
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.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
21st Century King James Version   
The sleep of the laboring man is sweet whether he eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Darby Bible Translation   
The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Sleep is sweet to a labouring man, whether he eat lttle or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
God's Word   
The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.
International Standard Version   
Sweet is the sleep of a working man, whether he eats a little or a lot, but the excess wealth of the rich will not allow him to rest.
NET Bible   
The sleep of the laborer is pleasant--whether he eats little or much--but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
New American Standard Bible   
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
New International Version   
The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.
New Living Translation   
People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night's sleep.
Webster's Bible Translation   
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
The World English Bible   
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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Someone who has worked hard all day will sleep well at night. That is true even if they have not had much food to eat. But the rich man worries about his riches. So he does not sleep well.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
New Life Version   
The sleep of the working man is pleasing, if he eats little or much. But the full stomach of the rich man does not let him sleep.
The Voice Bible   
Sweet sleep comes to those who work hard, regardless of how much or how little they’ve eaten. But the abundance of the rich keeps them awake at night.
Living Bible   
The man who works hard sleeps well whether he eats little or much, but the rich must worry and suffer insomnia.
New Catholic Bible   
There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: Riches are hoarded by their owner to his disadvantage,
Legacy Standard Bible   
The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the satisfaction of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
The sleep of the servant is sweet whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Christian Standard Bible   
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the fullness of the rich will not let him sleep.
New Century Version   
Those who work hard sleep in peace; it is not important if they eat little or much. But rich people worry about their wealth and cannot sleep.
The Message   
Hard and honest work earns a good night’s sleep, Whether supper is beans or steak. But a rich man’s belly gives him insomnia.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The worker’s sleep is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but a rich person’s abundant possessions allow him no sleep.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep.
Good News Translation®   
Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.
Wycliffe Bible   
Sleep is sweet to him that worketh, whether he eat little either much; but the fullness of a rich man suffereth not him to sleep. (Sleep is sweet to him who worketh, whether he eat a little or a great deal; but a rich person’s fullness will not allow him to sleep.)
Contemporary English Version   
If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Sweet is the sleep of laborers, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich will not let them sleep.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Sweet is the sleep of labourers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Sweet is the worker’s sleep, whether there’s a lot or little to eat; but the excess of the wealthy won’t let them sleep.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach (greed) of the rich [who hungers for even more] will not let him sleep.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Sweet is the sleep of a labourer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
This is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches hoarded by their owners to their own hurt.
New American Standard Bible   
The sleep of the laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich person does not allow him to sleep.
The Expanded Bible   
·Those who work hard sleep in peace [L Sweet is the sleep of the laborer]; it is not important if they eat little or much. But ·rich people worry about their wealth and cannot [L the abundance of the wealthy does not let them] sleep.
Tree of Life Version   
There is a grievous wrong that I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his own hurt,
Revised Standard Version   
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let him sleep.
New International Reader's Version   
The sleep of a worker is sweet. It doesn’t matter whether they eat a little or a lot. But the wealth of rich people keeps them awake at night.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Here is a gross evil which I have seen under the sun: the owner of wealth hoards it to his own hurt.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Sweet is the sleep of labourers, whether they eat little or much; but the surfeit of the rich will not let them sleep.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
The sleep of the oved (working man) is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the oisher (rich man) will not permit him to sleep.
Names of God Bible   
The sleep of working people is sweet, whether they eat a little or a lot. But the full stomachs that rich people have will not allow them to sleep.
Modern English Version   
Sweet is the sleep of a laboring man, whether he eats a little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not let him sleep.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Those who work hard all day come home and sleep in peace. It is not important if they have little or much to eat. But the rich worry about their wealth and are not able to sleep.
International Children’s Bible   
A man who works hard sleeps in peace. It is not important if he has little or much to eat. But a rich person worries about his wealth. He cannot sleep.
Lexham English Bible   
The sleep of the laborer is pleasant, whether he eats little or much, but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest.
New International Version - UK   
The sleep of a labourer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.