Ecc 5:8-9 | 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 5:8-9

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. 9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields. ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain}