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Ecclesiastes 10:5

American Standard Version

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

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Ecclesiastes 10:5 in other translations

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

Ecclesiastes 10:5 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:5 in context

  1. 3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
  2. 4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
  3. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
  4. 6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
  5. 7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.