Ecclesiastes 5:9
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Even the king milks the land for his own profit!
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 The wealth of the country is divided up among them all. Even the king makes sure he gets his share of the profits.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king himself is dependent upon the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 The produce of the land is exploited by everyone;
even the king profits from the field of the poor!
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 All of them take what the land produces. And the king himself takes his share from the fields.
Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.