Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
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Bible References
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Ecclesiastes 2:23
For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a certain man—without a dependent, having neither a child nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity (a wisp of smoke, self-conceit); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy task.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
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.
Genesis 31:40
This was my situation: by day the heat consumed me and by night the cold, and I could not sleep.
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.
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Ecclesiastes 9:13
This [illustration of] wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and great it was to me: