Ecclesiastes 5:9
“Regarding the literal interpretation: No one is lord, owner and ruler over a field that lies fallow where thorns and thistles grow; but the field that is well tilled has a king. Thereby the owner is called a king.…When the defenders of the teaching that God's providence rules over everything argue that there is provid…”
Source: Septuagint
9He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: And who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? This is also vanity.
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7If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, Wonder not at the matter: For there is a high one to watch over him that is high, And high ones over them.
8Also the abundance of the earth is for everyone: The king is dependent on the tilled field.
— Ecclesiastes 5:9 —
10In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: And what virtue has the owner, But the right of beholding it with his eyes?
11The sleep of a servant is sweet, Whether he eat little or much: But to one who is satiated with wealth, There is none that suffers him to sleep.