Ecclesiastes 10:7

7 1I have seen slaves 2on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.

Ecclesiastes 10:7 In-Context

5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.
8 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
9 He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Proverbs 19:10; [Proverbs 30:22]
  • 2. [Esther 6:8]
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