Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.”

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:9 in Context — Ecclesiastes 5

7 Si tu vois dans une province le pauvre opprimé et la violation du droit et de la justice, ne t’en étonne point; car un homme élevé est placé sous la surveillance d’un autre plus élevé, et au-dessus d’eux il en est de plus élevés encore.

8 Un avantage pour le pays à tous égards, c’est un roi honoré du pays.

9 Celui qui aime l’argent n’est pas rassasié par l’argent, et celui qui aime les richesses n’en profite pas. C’est encore là une vanité.

10 Quand le bien abonde, ceux qui le mangent abondent; et quel avantage en revient-il à son possesseur, sinon qu’il le voit de ses yeux?

11 Le sommeil du travailleur est doux, qu’il ait peu ou beaucoup à manger; mais le rassasiement du riche ne le laisse pas dormir.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 5:9 Mean?

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