Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 10:5-7"

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

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5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:
6 folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.
6 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
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