Ecclesiastes 5:9
King James Version (KJV)
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.
World English Bible (WEB)
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 Cross References
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
