Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 5:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 5 in context

Scripture Focus

8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:8-12

Biblical Context

Ecclesiastes 5:8-12 speaks of a world where oppression exists under higher powers, wealth serves all, aspiring after silver vanishes into vanity, and true rest comes from inner confidence rather than riches.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, the verses reveal that the outer scene of oppression and perverted judgment is but a reflection of inner beliefs. The 'higher than the highest' you encounter is the I AM that houses awareness; when you awaken to that sovereign consciousness, you stop marveling at others' power and recognize that there are higher wells of provision beyond your current grasp. The line that 'the profit of the earth is for all' signals a law of consciousness: abundance belongs to the field of your awareness when you stop worshiping silver and begin inhabiting the sense of sufficiency. Vanity arises when you couple your happiness to increase; your true sleep is disturbed not by labor but by resisting your own inner measure. The 'sleep of the laboring man is sweet' because he rests in a belief that life is provided; the rich cannot sleep because their mind is tempest-tossed by fear of loss. Thus, cultivate a persistent assumption of universal provision, live from the end that you are already cared for by Providence, and let your imagination align your inner state with that reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM provides for you now; feel this security in your chest, and as you lie down to sleep, keep that feeling vivid until you fall asleep.