Contradiction with Proverbs 20:13
Encourages sleep as a valued and necessary part of life, suggesting that avoiding excessive wakefulness can lead to abundance.
Proverbs 20:13: Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:12
States that sleep is sweet to the laboring man, implying rest is beneficial and rewarding.
Ecclesiastes 5:12: The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Contradiction with Matthew 11:28
Jesus invites those who are weary to come to him for rest, implying rest is something positive and offered by Him.
Matthew 11:28: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Contradiction with Psalm 127:2
Indicates that God provides for his beloved even in their sleep, suggesting rest is a part of divine provision.
Psalm 127:2: [It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.