Ecclesiastes 8:16

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:)

There is that

Psalm 127:2

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:13

Bible References

There is that

For all his days are filled with grief, and his occupation is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “So who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.

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

There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes.

In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

General references

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me: