The Vanity of Wealth and Honor
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1If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, 2do not be amazed at the matter, 3for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
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But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.a
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He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
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When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?
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Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
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4There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,
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and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
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5As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.
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This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what 6gain is there to him who 7toils for the wind?
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Moreover, all his days he 8eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger.
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Behold, what I have seen to be 9good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoymentb in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his 10lot.
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Everyone also to whom 11God has given 12wealth and possessions 13and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is 14the gift of God.
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For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Eclesiastés 5:8
Si ves la opresión del pobre y la negación del derecho y de la justicia en la provincia, no te sorprendas del hecho, porque un oficial vigila sobre otro oficial, y hay oficiales superiores sobre ellos.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Eclesiastés 5:8
Si violencias de pobres, y extorsión de derecho y de justicia vieres en la provincia, no te maravilles de esta licencia; porque alto está mirando sobre alto, y uno más alto está sobre ellos
King James Version KJV
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
New King James Version NKJV
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Eclesiastés 5:8
La inutilidad de las riquezas
No te sorprendas si ves que un poderoso oprime a un pobre o que no se hace justicia en toda la tierra. Pues todo funcionario está bajo las órdenes de otro superior a él, y la justicia se pierde entre trámites y burocracia.
No te sorprendas si ves que un poderoso oprime a un pobre o que no se hace justicia en toda la tierra. Pues todo funcionario está bajo las órdenes de otro superior a él, y la justicia se pierde entre trámites y burocracia.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Eclesiastés 5:8
Si en alguna provincia ves que se oprime al pobre, y que a la gente se le niega un juicio justo, no te asombres de tales cosas; porque a un alto oficial lo vigila otro más alto, y por encima de ellos hay otros altos oficiales.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Eclesiastés 5:8
Si violencias de pobres, y extorsión de derecho y de justicia vieres en la porvincia, no te maravilles de esta licencia; porque alto está mirando sobre alto, y uno más alto está sobre ellos.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Eclesiastés 5:8
Si violencias de pobres, y extorsión de derecho y de justicia vieres en la provincia, no te maravilles de esta licencia; porque alto está mirando sobre alto, y uno más alto está sobre ellos.
Herramientas de Estudio para Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)