Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
Ecclesiastes 3:16 - English Standard Version 2016 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was wickedness, and that in the place of righteousness wickedness was there also. American Standard Version (1901) And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there. Common English Bible I saw something else under the sun: in the place of justice, there was wickedness; and in the place of what was right, there was wickedness again! Catholic Public Domain Version I saw under the sun: instead of judgment, impiety, and instead of justice, iniquity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity. |
Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity; but God is the one you must fear.
If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.
Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.
They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them away; they oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.
Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.
Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet contrary to the law you order me to be struck?”
But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court?