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Ecclesiastes 5:7-8
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5:7-8
English Standard Version
7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[a] but[b] (A)God is the one you must fear.
The Vanity of Wealth and Honor
8 (B)If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, (C)do not be amazed at the matter, (D)for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:7 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but
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