Parallel ECC 5:8

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BSB § If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

OEB Do not be astonished when you see a poor man crushed, or right and justice plundered in a pro- vinced; for high officials are perpetually spying upon one another, and over them are others higher still.

WEB If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.

NET If you see the extortion of the poor,
 ⇔ or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government,
 ⇔ do not be astonished by the matter.
 ⇔ For the high official is watched by a higher official,
 ⇔ and there are higher ones over them!

LSV If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness you see in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them.

FBV If 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.

T4T Do not be surprised if you see poor people being ◄oppressed/treated cruelly► by powerful/influential people, or if you see judges making unjust decisions throughout the land. That happens because the people who do that are supervised and cheated by more important officials [DOU],

LEB  • or do not see justice and righteousness in the province. •  For one official is watched by a higher official, •  and there are even higher officials over them!

BBE If you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS (5-7) If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent perverting of justice and righteousness in the state, marvel not at the matter; for one higher than the high watcheth, and there are higher than they.

ASV If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

DRA Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him.

YLT If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them.

DBY If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter; for a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they.

RV If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there be higher than they.

WBS If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there be higher than they.

KJB ¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
  (¶ If thou/you seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.)

BB If thou seest the poore to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the lawe is wrested in the lande, maruayle not thou at such a thyng: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.
  (If thou/you seest the poor to be oppressed, and wrongfully dealt withall, so that equitie and right of the law is wrested in the land, maruayle not thou/you at such a thing: for he that is higher then the hyghest regardeth, and there be hygher then they.)

GNV And the abundance of the earth is ouer all: the King also consisteth by the fielde that is tilled.
  (And the abundance of the earth is over all: the King also consisteth by the field that is tilled.)

CB Yf thou seyst the poore to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so yt equite & the right of the lawe is wraisted in the londe: maruell not thou at soch iudgmet, for one greate ma kepeth touch with another, and the mightie helpe the selues together.
  (If thou/you seyst the poor to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so it equite and the right of the law is wraisted in the londe: maruell not thou/you at such iudgmet, for one great man keepeth/keeps touch with another, and the mighty help the selves together.)

WYC and ferthermore the kyng of al erthe comaundith to the seruaunt.
  (and ferthermore the king of all earth comaundith to the servant.)

LUT Über das ist der König im ganzen Lande, das Feld zu bauen.
  (Über the is the king in_the ganzen land, the Feld to bauen.)

CLV et insuper universæ terræ rex imperat servienti.
  (and insuper universæ terræ rex imperat servienti.)

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

BrLXX Καὶ περίσσεια γῆς ἐπὶ παντί ἐστι, βασιλεὺς τοῦ ἀγροῦ εἰργασμένου.
  (Kai perisseia gaʸs epi panti esti, basileus tou agrou eirgasmenou.)