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Ecclesiastes 5:8
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Ecclesiastes 5:8 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn du die Bedrückung des Armen und den Raub des Rechts und der Gerechtigkeit in der Landschaft siehst, so verwundere dich nicht über die Sache; denn ein Hoher lauert über dem Hohen, und Hohe über ihnen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si violencias de pobres, y extorsión de derecho y de justicia vieres en la provincia, no te maravilles de esta licencia; porque alto está mirando sobre alto, y uno más alto está sobre ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se tu vires em algum território a opressão dos pobres, e a violência contra o direito e a justiça, não te maravilhes de tal caso; porque aquele que tem maior autoridade supervisiona as outras autoridades menores; e há outros de ainda maior autoridade que eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando vires, em tua província, o pobre ser oprimido e negligenciado de um tratamento justo e correto, não te surpreendas como se ninguém soubesse disso, porque há pessoas no poder que vigiam aqueles que estão abaixo deles, e ainda há outros que estão acima deles.

📖 Ecclesiastes 5:8 in Context

6Suffer 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?
7For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
8If 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.
9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
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