The Vanity of Gain and Honor
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also is vanity.
They increase who eat them;
So what profit have the owners
Except to see them with their eyes?
| << Ecclesiastes 5:8 | Ecclesiastes 5:10 >> |
American Standard Version
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king `himself' is served by the field.
Amplified® Bible
Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all; the king himself is served by the field {and} in all, a king is an advantage to a land with cultivated fields.
Contemporary English Version
And since the king is the highest official, he benefits most from the taxes paid on the land.
Darby English Version
Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.
Good News Bible
Even a king depends on the harvest.
King James Version
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
New American Standard Bible
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
New International Version
The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
New King James Version
Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
After all, a king who cultivates the field becomes an advantage to the land.
Revised Standard Version
But in all, a king is an advantage to a land with cultivated fields.
Young's Literal Translation
And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
| << Ecclesiastes 5:8 | Ecclesiastes 5:10 >> |
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