Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun; an error which proceedeth from a ruler.
Noyes Bible
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
6Folly is set in many high stations, and the noble sit in a low place.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:10Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Much less should a servant have rule over princes.
Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I turned and saw all the oppressions which take place under the sun; and, behold, there were the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and from the hand of their oppressors there was violence, and they had no comforter.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, — riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt.
Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil among all things which take place under the sun, that there is one event to all; therefore also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and afterward they go down 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 →