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Summary

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

I returned

Bible References

I returned

Turn into your own selves, I pray you: be indifferent judges, and consider my guiltlessness:
Turn you therefore, and consider what difference is betwixt the righteous and ungodly: betwixt him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

And considered

Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgment, and iniquity instead of righteousness.
If thou seest the poor to be oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and the right of the law is wrested in the land: marvel not thou at such judgment, for one great man keepeth touch with another, and the mighty help themselves together.
Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.
And the Egyptians held the children of Israel in bondage without mercy,
And it chanced, in process of time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by the reason of labour, and cried.
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and yet they say unto us, 'make brick.' And lo, thy servants are beaten, and thy people is foul intreated."
The fruit of thy land and all thy labours shall a nation eat, which thou knowest not; and thou shalt but suffer violence only and be oppressed always,
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; He oppressed the children of Israel with power twenty years.
And the LORD was wroth with Israel, and sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon:
And there arose a great complaint of the people, and of their wives, against their brethren the Jews.
They are the cause that so many men are naked and bare, having no clothes to cover them and keep them from cold;
For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.
One poor man oppressing another by violence, is like a continual rain that destroyeth the fruit.
As for the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts, it is the house of Israel, and whole Judah his fair planting. Of these he looked for equity, but see there is wrong; for righteousness, lo, it is but misery.
And will put it in their hand that trouble thee: which have spoken to thy soul, "Stoop down, that we may go over thee: make thy body even with the ground, and as the street to go upon."
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their counsels are wicked counsels; harm and destruction are in their ways.
I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

The tears

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they daily say unto me, "Where is now thy God?"
Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, yea thou hast given them plenteousness of tears to drink.
Mine enemies revile me all the day long; and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me.
Now have ye brought it to this point again, that the altar of the LORD is covered with tears, weeping, and mourning: so that I will no more regard the meat offering, neither will I receive or accept anything at your hands.
Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

They had

I could speak as ye do also. But would God, that your soul were in my soul's stead: then should I heap up words against you, and shake my head at you.
Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends! For the hand of God hath touched me.
Thy rebuke breaketh my heart, and maketh me heavy. I look for some to have pity upon me, but there is no man; and for some to comfort me, but I find none.
I look upon my righthand, and see there is no man that will know me. I have no place to flee unto, no man careth for my soul.
As for the poor, he is hated among all his brethren; yea, his own friends forsake him, and he that giveth credence unto words, getteth nothing.
{Beth} She weepeth sore in the night, so that the tears run down her cheeks: for among all her lovers, there is none that giveth her any comfort. Yea, her next friends transgress against her, and are become her enemies.
All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.
At my first answering for myself, no man assisted me, but all forsook me. I pray God, that it may not be laid to their charges:

General references

Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgment, and iniquity instead of righteousness.
Moreover, I turned me, and behold yet another vanity under the Sun.
Many things there be that increase vanity, and what hath a man else?
Why lettest thou me see weariness and labour? Tyranny and violence are before me, power overgoeth right:
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