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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Evils of Oppression

4 Then I looked again at all the acts of (A)oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had (B)no one to comfort them; and power was on the side of their oppressors, but they had no one to comfort them.

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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness

4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:

I saw the tears of the oppressed—
    and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
    and they have no comforter.(B)

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Ecclesiastes 4:1
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4 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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8 If you see (A)oppression of the poor and (B)denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be (C)shocked at the [a]sight; for one [b]official watches over another [c]official, and there are higher [d]officials over them.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit ones
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Riches Are Meaningless

8 If you see the poor oppressed(A) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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8 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.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7
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7 For (A)oppression makes a wise person look foolish,
And a (B)bribe [a]corrupts the heart.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys
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Ecclesiastes 7:7
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7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
    and a bribe(A) corrupts the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:7
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7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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