12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 5:12:1 ⧉מְתוּקָ֙הmetukasweet Ecclesiastes 5:12:2 ⧉שְׁנַ֣תshenatsleep of Ecclesiastes 5:12:3 ⧉הָעֹבֵ֔דhaovedthe laborer Ecclesiastes 5:12:4 ⧉אִם־מְעַ֥טimmeatwhether little Ecclesiastes 5:12:5 ⧉וְאִם־הַרְבֵּ֖הveimharbeor whether much Ecclesiastes 5:12:6 ⧉יֹאכֵ֑לyokhelhe eats Ecclesiastes 5:12:7 ⧉וְהַשָּׂבָע֙vehasavabut the fullness Ecclesiastes 5:12:8 ⧉לֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירleashirof the rich man Ecclesiastes 5:12:9 ⧉אֵינֶ֣נּוּenenudoes not Ecclesiastes 5:12:10 ⧉מַנִּ֔יחַmaniakhallowing Ecclesiastes 5:12:11 ⧉ל֖וֹlohim Ecclesiastes 5:12:12 ⧉לִישֹֽׁן׃lishonto sleep |
12. Formal Translation Sweet is the sleep of the laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the fullness of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. |
12. Dynamic Translation The worker’s rest is sweet, whether he eats a small or a large meal, but a rich person who is full cannot sleep. |