Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is set in great high places, and the rich sit in lowness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
In Context
5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants upon the ground.—
Cross References
1 Kings 12:13The king answered the people harshly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they had advised him;
Psalms 12:8(12:9) On every side do the wicked walk about, when the vile are exalted over the sons of man.
Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men conceal themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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 →