Ecc 5:8, 10 | ESV | STEP | If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness , do not be amazed at the matter , for the high official is watched by a higher , and there are yet higher ones over them .

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 ^aIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, ^bdo not be amazed at the matter, ^cfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.