Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep. 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. King James 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. Hebrew The sleepשְׁנַ֣ת (šə·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8142: Sleep of the worker הָעֹבֵ֔ד (hā·‘ō·ḇêḏ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave is sweet, מְתוּקָה֙ (mə·ṯū·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 4966: Sweet, sweetness whether אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not he eats יֹאכֵ֑ל (yō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat little מְעַ֥ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not much, הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great but the abundance וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ (wə·haś·śā·ḇā‘) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7647: Plenty, satiety of the rich man לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר (le·‘ā·šîr) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich permits מַנִּ֥יחַֽ (man·nî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, him ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew no אֵינֶ֛נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle sleep. לִישֽׁוֹן׃ (lî·šō·wn) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate |