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Ecclesiastes 5:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ecclesiastes 5:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A) 9 But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.[a]
10 The lover of money will not be satisfied with money, nor the lover of wealth with gain. This also is vanity.(B)
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- 5.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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