Ecclesiastes 5:8-9 - Powerful Bureaucrats Exploit The Helpless Poor

⁸ If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another]. ⁹ After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.