Ecclesiastes 5:7-9

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. ⁹ But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.^[c]