Ecclesiastes 10:7

I've seen slaves riding on horseback, while princes walk on the ground like slaves.

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In The King James Version

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

In Context

6when they put fools in high positions, while those who are richly qualified are put in low positions.

8If you dig a pit, you could fall in. If you knock down a wall, you could be bitten by a snake.

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Cross References

Esther 6:8should be brought royal robes the king has worn, a horse the king has ridden and which has a royal headdress on its head.

Proverbs 30:22a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,

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 →

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