Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, wherein an error has proceeded from the ruler.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
In Context
6The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:10Delight does not suit a fool, nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.
Ecclesiastes 4:1So I returned, and saw all the oppressions that were done under the sun: and behold the tear of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of them that oppressed them was power; but they had no comforter:
Ecclesiastes 5:13And that wealth shall perish in an evil trouble: and the man begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Ecclesiastes 9:3There is this evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yea, the heart of the sons of men is filled with evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after that they go to the dead.
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 →