Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Evils of Oppression
4 Then I looked again at all the acts of (A)oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had (B)no one to comfort them; and power was on the side of their oppressors, but they had no one to comfort them.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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8 If you see (A)oppression of the poor and (B)denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be (C)shocked at the [a]sight; for one [b]official watches over another [c]official, and there are higher [d]officials over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit delight
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit high one
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 Lit ones
Ecclesiastes 8:9
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9 All this I have seen, and have applied my [a]mind to every deed that has been done under the sun at a time when one person has exercised (A)authority over another person to his detriment.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:9 Lit heart
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