Ecclesiastes 5:9

American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the heavens of Jehovah; But the earth hath he given to the children of men.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.