Ecclesiastes 10:7 · KJV
“I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.”
— Ecclesiastes 10:7
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. {in great...: Heb. in great heights}
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10 — Context
There 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.
8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; {and} he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Esther 6:8
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king {useth} to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: {Let...: Heb. Let them bring the royal apparel} {which the king...: Heb. wherewith the king clotheth himself}
Proverbs 30:22
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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