Ecclesiastes 5:9

Easy To Read Version

Even the king is a slave—his country owns him. {\cf2\super [25]}

Cross References

Psalm 115:16

Heaven belongs to the Lord.\par But he gave the earth to people.\par

Proverbs 13:23

A poor man might have good land that can produce plenty of food. But he makes bad decisions and stays hungry.

Proverbs 28:19

A person that works hard will have plenty to eat. But a person that wastes his time with dreams will always be poor.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

A person might not have any family. He might not have a son or even a brother. But that person will continue to work very, very hard. That person is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The person that loves money will never be satisfied with the money he has. The person that loves wealth will not be satisfied when he gets more and more. This is also senseless.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

A man works and works. Why? To feed himself. But he is never satisfied.