Which is closer to true wealth — the sweet sleep earned by labor, or the sleeplessness that riches bring?
Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether they eat little or much, but the full stomach of the rich permits them no sleep.
First asked by The Preacher (Qoheleth)
This verse, contrasting the sweet sleep of labor with the sleeplessness of wealth, condenses the whole of Hebrew wisdom literature's view of riches in…
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