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Agricultural workers in a field beneath layered terraces of official buildings, no invented historical ruler.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Ecclesiastes 5:7-8

Power Above Power

Few Words and Wealth Without Rest · Ecclesiastes 5

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7If you see the oppression of the poor and the robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one high official watches over another, and higher ones are over them.

8The land’s profit is for everyone; even a king is served by the field.

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