Ecclesiastes 5:8-10

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Realities of Wealth

⁸ If you see oppression of the poor^(A) and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation,^(B) because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them. ⁹ The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.^[a](C)

¹⁰ The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.