Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
WEB
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
YLT
And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
DBT
Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king [himself] is dependent upon the field.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).