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Ecclesiastes 5:9

Good News Translation

Even a king depends on the harvest.

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Heaven belongs to the Lord alone, but he gave the earth to us humans.

Unused fields could yield plenty of food for the poor, but unjust people keep them from being farmed.

A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor.

Here is someone who lives alone. He has no son, no brother, yet he is always working, never satisfied with the wealth he has. For whom is he working so hard and denying himself any pleasure? This is useless, too—and a miserable way to live.

If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless.

Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials.

We do all our work just to get something to eat, but we never have enough.




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