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Ecclesiastes 10:6

World English Bible

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

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Ecclesiastes 10:6 in other translations

folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

Ecclesiastes 10:6 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:6 in context

  1. 4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
  2. 5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.
  3. 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
  4. 7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
  5. 8He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.