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Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Ecclesiastes 5:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words;[a] but fear God.
8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.[b]
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- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Ecclesiastes 5:9 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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