The Evils of Oppression

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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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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Footnotes

  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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit destroys

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