Ecclesiastes 10:5
3 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.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
- KJV
- There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
- WEB
- There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
- ASV
- There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
- DARBY
- There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:
- BLB
- There is an evil I have seen under the sun, as an error that goes forth from before the face of the ruler:
- ÅB
- Der er et onde som jeg har sett under solen - et misgrep som utgår fra makthaveren:
- OTB
- Det er en ondskap jeg har sett under solen, som en feil som oppstår fra en hersker:
- B1930
- Der er et onde som jeg har sett under solen - et misgrep som utgår fra makthaveren:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 6:1
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:
Read in contextEcclesiastes 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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 4:7
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 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.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 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.
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