Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships t
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled fr
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep