The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

况且地的益处归众人，就是君王也受田地的供应。

况且地的益处归众人，就是君王也受田地的供应。

况且地的益处归众人，就是君王也受田地的供应。

况且，地的出产滋养万物，就是君王也需要从田地得到供应。

各人都从土地得着利益，就是君王也得到田地的供应。

各人都从这块地得好处，甚至君王也藉着这块地得益处。

況且地的益處歸眾人，就是君王也受田地的供應。

況且地的益處歸眾人，就是君王也受田地的供應。

況且地的益處歸眾人，就是君王也受田地的供應。

況且，地的出產滋養萬物，就是君王也需要從田地得到供應。

各人都從土地得著利益，就是君王也得到田地的供應。

但君王對國家、對有耕種之田地的、大體說來，總是有益處的。

各人都從這塊地得好處，甚至君王也藉著這塊地得益處。

且地利屬眾庶、即王亦受田疇之供、○

莫重乎農事、上下咸獲其利、

貪金者、有金亦不知足、好財者、財多亦不得益、此亦屬於虛、

The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

All of them take what the land produces. And the king himself takes his share from the fields.

But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.

Even the king milks the land for his own profit!

The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.

After all, a king who cultivates the field is beneficial to the land.

Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.

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

The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.

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

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

The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people’s lives.

The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.

There is abundant food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

Then God said,“ I now give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the entire earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.And to all the animals of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to all the creatures that move on the ground– everything that has the breath of life in it– I give every green plant for food.” It was so.

But to Adam he said,“ Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you,‘ You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.It will produce thorns and thistles for you, but you will eat the grain of the field.By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.

Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards; Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the wine stored in the vineyards.Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon; Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels; Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep. All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.

Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.And there will be enough goat’s milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls.

Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year.These were their names: Ben-Hur was in charge of the hill country of Ephraim.Ben-Deker was in charge of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan.Ben-Hesed was in charge of Arubboth; he controlled Socoh and all the territory of Hepher.Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor.( He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)Baana son of Ahilud was in charge of Taanach and Megiddo, as well as all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah and on past Jokmeam.Ben-Geber was in charge of Ramoth Gilead; he controlled the tent villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan, including sixty large walled cities with bronze bars locking their gates.Ahinadab son of Iddo was in charge of Mahanaim.Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali.( He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)Baana son of Hushai was in charge of Asher and Aloth.Jehoshaphat son of Paruah was in charge of Issachar.Shimei son of Ela was in charge of Benjamin.Geber son of Uri was in charge of the land of Gilead( the territory which had once belonged to King Sihon of the Amorites and to King Og of Bashan). He was sole governor of the area.The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.( 5: 1) Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon’s subjects throughout his lifetime.Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.

I for my part will stay at Mizpah to represent you before the Babylonians whenever they come to us. You for your part go ahead and harvest the wine, the dates, the figs, and the olive oil, and store them in jars. Go ahead and settle down in the towns that you have taken over.”Moreover, all the Judeans who were in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other countries heard what had happened. They heard that the king of Babylon had allowed some people to stay in Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to govern them.So all these Judeans returned to the land of Judah from the places where they had been scattered. They came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. Thus they harvested a large amount of wine and dates and figs.