Commentary for Menachot 219:22

כדבעא מיניה שמואל מרב הונא מנין למתעסק בקדשים שהוא פסול שנאמר ושחט את בן הבקר שתהא שחיטה לשם בן בקר

In the verse, Sweet is the sleep of a labouring man, whether he eat little or much.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Eccl. V, 11. Heb. is here given the meaning of 'one who brings an offering' (cf. Isa. XIX, 21) and the interpretation of the verse is: Sweet is the sleep of the man who brings an offering; be it little or much, he shall enjoy the reward thereof.');">²⁵</span> R'Adda B'Ahabah said, In the following verse, When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, [saving the beholding of them with his eyes]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 10. The interpretation of the verse is: When offerings increase there are many priests that eat them; but what advantage is the abundance of offerings to the Holy One, the Owner of all, saving the beholding of the heart that prompts the offering? kt ohvkt');">²⁶</span>

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