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Ecclesiastes 5:9

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Ecclesiastes 5:8.

וְיִתְר֥וֹןveyitronand betterיִתְרוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and better”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3504preeminence, gainbetter, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).אֶ֖רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.בַּכֹּ֣לbakolin allכֹּלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).היאhyas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.ה֑וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.לְשָׂדֶ֖הlesadehto fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.נֶעֱבָֽדneevadkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep in bondage”, a completed actionH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-8) But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself servant to the field.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

World English Bible

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-8) But the profit of a land every way is a king that maketh himself servant to the field.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περίσσεια γῆς ἐπὶ παντί ἐστι, βασιλεὺς τοῦ ἀγροῦ εἰργασμένου.