Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
King James Version
In Context
6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Cross References
Esther 6:8Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:5-12
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 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. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones… Read the whole commentary →