There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an [a]error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

Folly is set in great excellency, and the [b]rich sit in the low place.

I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking as servants on the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:5 Meaning, that it is an evil thing when they that are in authority, fail and do not their duty.
  2. Ecclesiastes 10:6 They that are rich in wisdom and virtue.

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