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Nehemiah 5:15 (100.00%)

But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels° of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

But the former H7223 governors H6346 that [had been] before H6440 me were chargeable H3513 (8689) unto the people H5971, and had taken H3947 (8799) of them bread H3899 and wine H3196, beside H310 forty H705 shekels H8255 of silver H3701; yea, even H1571 their servants H5288 bare rule H7980 (8804) over the people H5971: but so did H6213 (8804) not I, because H6440 of the fear H3374 of God H430.

the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people-and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

Esther 9:1 (100.00%)

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the month, when the king’s commandment and his decree came near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to conquer them, (but it turned out that the opposite happened, that the Jews conquered those who hated them),

Now in the twelfth H8147 H6240 month H2320, that [is], the month H2320 Adar H143, on the thirteenth H7969 H6240 day H3117 of the same, when the king’s H4428 commandment H1697 and his decree H1881 drew near H5060 (8689) to be put in execution H6213 (8736), in the day H3117 that the enemies H341 (8802) of the Jews H3064 hoped H7663 (8765) to have power H7980 (8800) over them, (though it was turned H2015 (8736) to the contrary, that the Jews H3064 had rule H7980 (8799) over them that hated H8130 (8802) them;)

And in the twelfth month-it is the month of Adar-on the thirteenth day of it, in which the word of the king, even his law, hath come to be done, in the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule over them, and it is turned that the Jews rule over those hating them-

Psalm 119:133 (100.00%)

Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

Order H3559 (8685) my steps H6471 in thy word H565: and let not any iniquity H205 have dominion H7980 (8686) over me.

My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.

Ecclesiastes 2:19 (100.00%)

Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

And who knoweth H3045 (8802) whether he shall be a wise H2450 [man] or a fool H5530? yet shall he have rule H7980 (8799) over all my labour H5999 wherein I have laboured H5998 (8804), and wherein I have shewed myself wise H2449 (8804) under the sun H8121. This [is] also vanity H1892.

And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 6:2 (100.00%)

a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

A man H376 to whom God H430 hath given H5414 (8799) riches H6239, wealth H5233, and honour H3519, so that he wanteth H2638 nothing for his soul H5315 of all that he desireth H183 (8691), yet God H430 giveth him not power H7980 (8686) to eat H398 (8800) thereof, but a stranger H376 H5237 eateth H398 (8799) it: this [is] vanity H1892, and it [is] an evil H7451 disease H2483.

A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Ecclesiastes 5:19 (100.00%)

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

Every man H120 also to whom God H430 hath given H5414 (8804) riches H6239 and wealth H5233, and hath given him power H7980 (8689) to eat H398 (8800) thereof, and to take H5375 (8800) his portion H2506, and to rejoice H8055 (8800) in his labour H5999; this H2090 [is] the gift H4991 of God H430.

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 8:9 (100.00%)

All this I have seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.

All this have I seen H7200 (8804), and applied H5414 (8800) my heart H3820 unto every work H4639 that is done H6213 (8738) under the sun H8121: [there is] a time H6256 wherein one man H120 ruleth H7980 (8804) over another to his own hurt H7451.

All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.