Ecclesiastes 5:9; Ecclesiastes 5:12

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Ecclesiastes 5:9

9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12

12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep.
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