# Ecclesiastes 5.8-9 **Book:** [Ecclesiastes](/codex/ecclesiastes/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 6. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands? 7. For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God. > > **8. 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. 9. Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.** > > 10. He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. 11. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes? (Ecclesiastes 5:6-11, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 6. Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands? 7. For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God. > > **8. If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them. 9. Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.** > > 10. He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. 11. When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? (Ecclesiastes 5:6-11, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 6. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 7. For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. > > **8. If 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. at the: Heb. at the will, or, purpose 9. Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.** > > 10. He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 11. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? (Ecclesiastes 5:6-11, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 6. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that 'it [is] an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands? 7. For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God. > > **8. If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them. 9. And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.** > > 10. Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied [with] silver, nor he who is in love with stores [with] increase. Even this [is] vanity. 11. In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit [is] to its possessor except the sight of his eyes? (Ecclesiastes 5:6-11, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. 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