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Ecclesiastes 5:8
English Standard Version Anglicised
Ecclesiastes 5:8
English Standard Version Anglicised
The Vanity of Wealth and Honour
8 (A)If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, (B)do not be amazed at the matter, (C)for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5:8
New King James Version
The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
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