Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
In Context
6The fool has been set in very high places, while rich men would sit in a low one.
8He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Cross References
Esther 6:8let the king's servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides,
Proverbs 30:22if a servant reign; or a fool be 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 →