Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
The profit (produce) of the earth is (ordained) for (the common good of) all: (even) the king (himself) is served by (the fruits of) the field. So in the case of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:10). Therefore the common Lord of all, high and low, will punish at last those who rob the "poor" of their share in it (Proverbs 22:22-23; Amos 8:4-7); because it was designed to profit all, not merely a privileged few, who by oppression monopolized, wishing to be "alone in the midst of the earth" (Ecclesiastes 4:8; Isaiah 5:8). This obscure passage is interpreted in many ways. The English version seems best; only insert 'itself' in the first clause, as in the Hebrew х huw' (H1931)] The head cannot do without the foot, nor can the king dispense with the poor Labourer that produces the crop for him from his field; a consideration that should check oppression.