Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
In Context
6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.
8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Cross References
Esther 6:8have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
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 →