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# The sleep of a laborer is sweet
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This speaks of a person's sleep being fulfilling and peaceful as if it were sweet like something he eats. Alternate translation: "The sleep of a laborer is peaceful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# whether he eats little or a lot
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"whether he eats a little bit of food or a lot of food"
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# but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well
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"but the wealth of a rich person keeps him awake at night." This speaks of a rich person not being able to sleep because he is worried about his money as if his money were a person that would not allow him to sleep. Alternate translation: "but rich people do not sleep well because they worry about their money" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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