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Ecclesiastes 5:9

Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.

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Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Even the king milks the land for his own profit!

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

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)

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king himself is dependent upon the field.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields. 

Ecclesiastes 5:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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)

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)

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)

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)

After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.


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