Ecclesiastes 2:23
For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
Job 5:7
but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.
Job 14:1
"Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.
Genesis 47:9
Jacob said to Pharaoh, "All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors."
Esther 6:1
Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king's presence,
Job 7:13-14
If I say, "My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,"
Psalm 6:6-7
I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.
Psalm 32:4
For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)
Psalm 77:2-4
In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.
Psalm 90:7-10
Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath.
Psalm 90:15
Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble!
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
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.
Daniel 6:18
Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.
Acts 14:22
They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions."