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Ecclesiastes 5:9
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7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But afear God.  

The Vanity of Gain and Honor

8 If you asee the oppression of the poor, and the violent1 perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for bhigh official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.  
9 Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also is vanity.
11 When goods increase,
They increase who eat them;
So what profit have the owners
Except to see them with their eyes?
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
Whether he eats little or much;
But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
13 aThere is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt. 
14 But those riches perish through1 misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand. 
15 aAs he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return,
To go as he came;
And he shall take nothing from his labor
Which he may carry away in his hand. 
Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 5:9

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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.


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