Q:

Kohelet citation - better peace and poor then rich and without peace

I remember that there is some citation in Kohelet meaning "better peace and poor then rich and without peace", but cannot recall the exact source... Does someone remember?

A:

Perhaps you refer to Koheles 5:11:

מְתוּקָה שְׁנַת הָעֹבֵד, אִם-מְעַט וְאִם-הַרְבֵּה יֹאכֵל; וְהַשָּׂבָע, לֶעָשִׁיר--אֵינֶנּוּ מַנִּיחַ לוֹ, לִישׁוֹן. 

Translated (Mechon-Mamre.org):

Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much; but the satiety of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 

In fact, an evaluation of the condition of the rich and the poor is a recurring theme in Koheles.

