Ecclesiastes 5:7-12

⁷There are certainly many dreams, questions of meaning, and lots of different ideas, but you are to follow God.

⁸If you see poor people somewhere being oppressed, or truth and justice violated, don't be shocked at it, for every official is responsible to others higher up, and there are officials over them as well.

⁹However, what the land produces is for everyone—even the king benefits from what is grown.

¹⁰People who love money never have enough money; those who love wealth never have enough income. This too is so temporary and makes little sense.

¹¹The more you earn, the more you have eating into your income. It only looks like you have more!

¹²Those who work hard sleep well, whether they have a little to eat or plenty, but the rich own so much they don't get any rest.