Ecclesiastes 10:5 · KJV
“There is an evil {which} I have seen under the sun, as an error {which} proceedeth from the ruler: {from: Heb. from before}”
— Ecclesiastes 10:5
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. {in great...: Heb. in great heights}
Ecclesiastes 10 — Context
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth {him}, and he saith to every one {that} he {is} a fool. {his...: Heb. his heart}
4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
5There is an evil {which} I have seen under the sun, as an error {which} proceedeth from the ruler: {from: Heb. from before}
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. {in great...: Heb. in great heights}
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a sore evil {which} I have seen under the sun, {namely}, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ecclesiastes 6:1
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it {is} common among men:
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This {is} an evil among all {things} that are done under the sun, that {there is} one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness {is} in their heart while they live, and after that {they go} to the dead.
Ecclesiastes 4:7
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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. {side: Heb. hand}
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, {that} wickedness {was} there; and the place of righteousness, {that} iniquity {was} there.
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