Ecclesiastes 5:8 - Amplified Bible - Classic EditionIf you see the oppression of the poor and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in the state or province, do not marvel at the matter. [Be sure that there are those who will attend to it] for a higher [official] than the high is observing, and higher ones are over them. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they. See the chapterCommon English BibleIf you witness the poor being oppressed or the violation of what is just and right in some territory, don’t be surprised because a high official watches over another, and yet others stand over them. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionBut finally, there is the King who rules over the entire earth, which is subject to him. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionMoreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him. See the chapter |