The heavens are the heavens of יהוה; But He has given the earth to the children of men.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 - The Scriptures 2009 And the increase of the land is for all. The sovereign himself is served from the field. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all; the king himself is served by the field and in all, a king is an advantage to a land with cultivated fields. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. Common English Bible But the land’s yield should be for everyone if the field is cultivated. Catholic Public Domain Version A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity. |
The heavens are the heavens of יהוה; But He has given the earth to the children of men.
Much food is in the tillable ground of the poor, But lack of right-ruling sweeps it away.
He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is filled with poverty.
There is one, without a second, who has neither son nor brother. And there is no end to all his labours. His eye also is not satisfied with riches. “And for whom am I toiling and depriving myself of good?” That too is futility, and an evil task.
He who loves silver is not satisfied with silver; nor he who loves wealth, and increase. That too is futile.
If you see the oppression of the poor, and denial of right-ruling and righteousness in a province, do not be astonished at the matter. For a higher than the high is guarding, and there are higher ones over them.
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not satisfied.