After all,a kingwho cultivatesthe fieldis an advantageto the land.
He who tillshis landwill haveplentyof food,But he who followsempty[pursuits] will havepovertyin plenty.
Abundantfood[is in] the fallowgroundof the poor,But it is sweptawayby injustice.
The heavensare the heavensof the LORD,But the earthHe has givento the sonsof men.
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
He who lovesmoneywill not be satisfiedwith money,norhe wholovesabundance[with its] income.Thistoois vanity.
Therewas a certainmanwithouta dependent,havingneithera sonnora brother,yet therewas noendto allhis labor.Indeed,his eyeswere not satisfiedwith riches[and he never asked], "And for whomam I laboringand deprivingmyselfof pleasure?"Thistoois vanityand it is a grievoustask.
Alla man'slaboris for his mouthand yetthe appetiteis not satisfied.
