Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 If you l see the oppression of the poor, and the violent 1 perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for m high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.

  1. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 3:16
    Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 12:5
    "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
    Psalms 58:11
    So that men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth.
    Psalms 82:1
    God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.
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