Ecclesiastes 5:9 - Modern English Version

⁹ But this is an advantage to the land in every way: a king committed to a cultivated field.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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)

⁹ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Common English Bible

⁹ But the land’s yield should be for everyone if the field is cultivated.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ A greedy man will not be satisfied by money. And whoever loves wealth will reap no fruit from it. Therefore, this, too, is emptiness.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth has He given to the sons of men.

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but by injustice it is swept away.

Proverbs 28:19

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who chases empty pursuits will have poverty enough.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is a person who is alone, having neither son nor brother; there is not an end to all his toil, and his eyes are not satisfied with riches. He asks, “For whom do I labor and cause my life to lack good things?” This also is vanity and a burdensome task.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

The one who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; the one who loves money desires revenues in abundance. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you observe in a district the oppression of the poor and violation of justice and righteousness, do not be astounded by the matter. For the high official is watched over by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of a person is for his mouth, to fill his stomach, but his appetite is not filled.