Ecclesiastes 5:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁷ With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words;^[a] but fear God.

⁸ If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. ⁹ But all things considered, this is an advantage for a land: a king for a plowed field.^[b]