Ecclesiastes 10:6
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
In Context
7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;
Psalms 12:8The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
James 2:3and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;
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 →