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Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
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Ecclesiastes 5:9-11
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9 Still, it is better for the land in every way to have a king who cultivates the fields.[a]
Corruption often starts at the top and works its way down.
10 As the saying goes:
Those who love money will never be satisfied with money,
and those who love riches will never be happy with what they have.
This, too, is fleeting. 11 The more goods there are, the more people there are to consume them. How does any of this really benefit the owners except they can gaze proudly on their possessions?
Footnotes
- 5:9 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
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