Ecclesiastes 5:9 · KJV
“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king {himself} is served by the field.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:9
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for {he that is} higher than the highest regardeth; and {there be} higher than they. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this {is} also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5 — Context
For in the multitude of dreams and many words {there are} also {divers} vanities: but fear thou God.
8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for {he that is} higher than the highest regardeth; and {there be} higher than they. {at the... Heb. at the will, or, purpose}
9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king {himself} is served by the field.
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this {is} also vanity.
11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good {is there} to the owners thereof, saving the beholding {of them} with their eyes?
Cross References
1 Kings 4:7-23
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
Psalms 115:16
The heaven, {even} the heavens, {are} the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Genesis 1:29-30
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}
Psalms 104:14-15
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Genesis 3:17-19
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;
Jeremiah 40:10-12
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put {them} in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. {to serve: Heb. to stand before}
1 Chronicles 27:26-31
And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground {was} Ezri the son of Chelub:
Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have poverty enough.
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